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.
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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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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
We urge the developed countries to review their management of plastic waste and stop shipping garbage to developing countries.
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.
The fish are likely to be in areas where (shipping) channels are, the whales are coming to area where there’s a lot of boat traffic.
After the show, this one is shipping to Kansas.
On my drive home, I probably pass seven or eight manufacturers that have one of our products outside their shipping dock door and it's primarily because they don't want drivers entering their building for deliveries.
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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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