What does Shipping mean?
Definitions for Shipping
ˈʃɪp ɪŋship·ping
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Shipping.
Princeton's WordNet
transportation, shipping, transportnoun
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
shipping, cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vesselsnoun
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
Wiktionary
shippingnoun
The transportation of goods.
shippingnoun
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
shippingnoun
Passage or transport on a ship.
shippingnoun
The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shippingnoun
Etymology: from ship.
Before Cæsar’s invasion of this land, the Britons had not any shipping at all, other than their boats of twigs covered with hides. Walter Raleigh.
The numbers and courage of our men, with the strength of our shipping, have for many ages past made us a match for the greatest of our neighbours at land, and an overmatch for the strongest at sea. William Temple.
Fishes first to shipping did impart;
Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow. Dryden.They took shipping and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. Jo. vi. 24.
ChatGPT
shipping
Shipping refers to the process of transporting goods, commodities, or parcels from one location to another. This can be done through various modes, such as via land (trucks, trains), air (planes), or sea (ships). The term not only covers the physical movement of products but also includes the related tasks such as packing, handling, storage, and customs procedures.
Webster Dictionary
Shipping
of Ship
Shippingadjective
relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns
Shippingadjective
relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk
Shippingnoun
the act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool
Shippingnoun
the collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage
Shippingnoun
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shipping in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shipping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Shipping in a Sentence
A maritime green fund could accelerate decarbonization in shipping, support scaling and infrastructure to deliver new fuels, while taking into consideration the impact on trade and developing states, we have a responsibility as an industry to do something.
Assistant Attorney General Caldwell:
Rodrigo Tovar-Pupo funded his violent and dangerous paramilitary organization by reaping the profits of manufacturing and shipping thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States, his actions did untold damage to the United States and Colombia.
The Governors believe these new rates will keep The Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue, the Postal Service has some of the lowest letter mail postage rates in the industrialized world and also continues to offer a great value in shipping.
We were finding vessels, and abandoned shipping containers.
Free shipping isn't free, it comes at huge costs to the people who make it possible for us to get our stuff.
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Translations for Shipping
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- الشحنArabic
- přepravaCzech
- Schifffahrt, VersandGerman
- ΑποστολήGreek
- EnvíoSpanish
- kuljetus, laivaus, laivasto, laivakuljetus, laivamatkaFinnish
- livraisonFrench
- loingeas, loingseoireachtIrish
- luingeasScottish Gaelic
- pengirimanIndonesian
- spedizioneItalian
- משלוחHebrew
- 運送Japanese
- naviportansLatin
- RemessaPortuguese
- отправка, перевозка, доставкаRussian
- fraktSwedish
- షిప్పింగ్Telugu
- NakliyeTurkish
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