1. Large cargo ships designed to carry standardized shipping containers stacked on deck and in the hold.
Usage: plural form; maritime/shipping industry term

Examples

• Modern containerships can carry over 20,000 containers across the Pacific Ocean.
• The port invested in new cranes to efficiently load and unload containerships.
• Containerships have revolutionized international trade by reducing shipping costs.
• The largest containerships in the world are operated by major shipping companies.
• Containerships follow fixed routes between major ports worldwide.