Containership (Noun)
Meaning
A cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The massive containership sailed into the harbor under the cover of darkness.
- Containerized cargo has revolutionized the shipping industry with the advent of the supersize containership.
- The loading of the containers onto the containership took several days to complete.
- A typical modern containership measures around 1,200 feet in length and 150 feet in width.
- On average a contemporary containership has the capacity to hold over 9,500 20-foot containers.