Supership
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supership is a noun meaning (informal) An especially large ship.
Meaning
(informal) An especially large ship.
Example Sentences
The slump in American shipping is especially surprising when you consider that it was American entrepreneurs who, in the mid-20th century, revolutionized oceanic transport by creating both the standard-size steel shipping container and the supership capable of transporting 50 times as much cargo as a World War II-era merchant ship could.
Word Forms
- superships
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supertanker, super, megaship, superyacht, supersub, supercargoship.
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