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- noun Alternative spelling of
container ship . - noun computing, programming In
object-oriented programming , theconceptual containment of oneobject inside another.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Liner shipping companies that use containership operators like Box Ships started returning to profitability last year, and orders for new containerships have declined, reducing industry capacity.
Zipcar Pops in Debut; McDonald's Franchisee Jumps Lynn Cowan 2011
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and other shipping stocks rose sharply in Tokyo after the Nikkei newspaper reported they were ramping up their containership services to Africa on increased demand for goods, as resource-rich nations there show economic growth.
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Germany is currently seeking to extradite several alleged Somali pirates from the Netherlands for attacking a German containership in April, and alleged Somali pirates are waiting trial in France and Spain.
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Pirates tried and failed to hijack an American containership off Africa's east coast today.
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So, what are the chances pirates strike an American containership for the second time this year?
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ABBI TATTON, CNN INTERNET REPORTER: The call came from on board a containership where the couple say they are being held.
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Washington I founded and ran a containership service during the 1980s and '90s, selling the company in 2002.
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If you think piracy is fun, go sign up aboard a containership transiting Suez, and see how you like being kidnapped to Somalia.
Pirate Whack-a-Mole on the High Seas - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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If you think piracy is fun, go sign up aboard a containership transiting Suez, and see how you like being kidnapped to Somalia.
Pirate Whack-a-Mole on the High Seas - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Investigators are questioning (ph) crew members of the containership about the crash into the Bay Bridge last week that spilled 58,000 gallons of heavy-duty oil.
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