shipping Definition
ship·ping (-iŋ)
noun
- the act or business of sending or transporting goods
- ships collectively, as of a nation, port, etc., esp. with reference to tonnage
shipping Synonyms
shipping
n.
shipping Usage Examples
Converse of object
- containerize: Its purpose is to protect containerized shipping from exploitation by terrorists.
- calculate: By adding a weight field to your products table, you could easily calculate shipping based on an algorithm.
Adjective modifier
- Mediterranean: It was quiet beside the sea played here than america mediterranean shipping.
- allied: Success was quickly achieved, with 85,000 tons of Allied shipping being sunk in March 1915 alone.
- amphibious: The Amphibious Ready Group is normally based around specialist amphibious shipping, most notably HMS OCEAN, the largest ship in the fleet.
- worldwide: Just £ 8 / $ 14 free worldwide shipping.
- coastal: There continues to be strong support in the Study Area for coastal shipping to play a larger role in the overall transport strategy.
- free: Free shipping on orders of $ 50 or more.
Modifies a noun
- magnate: In 1964 she was sold to the Greek shipping magnate Achille Lauro, who renamed her ' Angelina Lauro ' .
- container: The desktops had all their data removed and then were loaded into a shipping container, destined for Tanzania in Eastern Africa.
- lane: The passage is at right angles to the shipping lane.
- forecast: The shipping forecast is saying, Sole NW 2 to 3, backing SW later.
- carton: Delivery All overseas orders are sent via air-mail, insured against damage and theft and are packed in sturdy shipping cartons.
- charge: Original shipping charges are not refunded on returned items.
Noun used with modifier
- merchant: Brown started his career in merchant shipping, working his way up the ranks.
- tramp: The other areas of Britain famed for their tramp shipping, The Northwest ( Chester and the river Dee in the 18th. and 19th.
- liner: Liner shipping outside of Europe will remain unaffected, save in relation to other applicable anti-trust laws.
- inc: It worked, bought the price down to £ 23.60 or something inc shipping.
- container: MDHC also owns container shipping and other road transport activities.
- enemy: The object of the operation was to attack enemy shipping in the area between Sogne Fjord and the Grip Light off the Norwegian coast.
Browse dictionary entries near shipping
- ‹ shipper
- ‹ shipped
- ‹ shippable
- ‹ shipowner
- ‹ shipment contract
- ‹ shipment
- ‹ shipmate
- ‹ shipmaster
- ‹ shipman
- ‹ shipload
- shipping clerk ›
- shipping room ›
- shipshape ›
- shipside ›
- shipway ›
- shipworm ›
- shipwreck ›
- shipwrecked ›
- shipwright ›
- shipyard ›

