A large cargo ship specifically designed to transport standardized shipping containers across oceans.
Compound of 'container' and 'ship.' A 20th-century term created when designers began building vessels optimized for container cargo rather than general cargo.
Modern containerships are floating cities that can hold 20,000+ containers and cost over $200 million—they've made global trade possible and connected the entire world economically!
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