- shipping
- noun Date: 14th century 1. a. passage on a ship b. ships c. the body of ships in one place or belonging to one port or country 2. the act or business of one that ships
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shipping — index cargo, carriage, consignment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Shipping — This article is about the transport of cargo by any means. For other uses, see Shipping (disambiguation). The Panama Canal. A cargo ship transiting the Gatún locks northbound is guided carefully between lock chambers by mules on the lock walls to … Wikipedia
shipping — [[t]ʃɪ̱pɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Shipping is the transport of cargo as a business, especially on ships. ...the international shipping industry... The Greeks are still powerful players in world shipping. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to… … English dictionary
shipping — n. 1 the act or an instance of shipping goods etc. 2 ships, esp. the ships of a country, port, etc. Phrases and idioms: shipping agent a person acting for a ship or ships at a port etc. shipping articles = ship s articles. shipping bill Brit. a… … Useful english dictionary
