shipping


Definition: Meaning of, shipping in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʃɪpɪŋ /

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  1. ships considered as a group
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  2. the delivery of goods, especially by ship
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  3. American English the amount of money you pay a company to deliver goods to you
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shipping used in phrases

  • shipping agent (noun)
    1. the agent of a shipowner
  • shipping articles (noun)
    1. a contract between crew and captain of a ship
  • shipping clerk (noun)
    1. an employee who ships and receives goods
  • shipping company (noun)
    1. a company that provides shipping services
  • shipping fever (noun)
    1. as often happens when the animals are shipped to market a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion
  • shipping forecast (noun)
    1. a radio broadcast that says what the weather will be like at sea
  • shipping lane (noun)
    1. an officially approved path of travel that ships must follow
  • shipping office (noun)
    1. the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired
  • shipping pneumonia (noun)
    1. as often happens when the animals are shipped to market a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion
  • shipping room (noun)
    1. a room where goods are packaged and shipped
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