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/ ˈʃɪp ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act or business of a person or thing that ships.
a number of ships, especially merchant ships, taken as a whole; tonnage.
Obsolete . a voyage.
Origin of shipping 1 Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ship1 , -ing1
OTHER WORDS FROM shipping non·ship·ping, adjective Words nearby shipping ship out, shipowner, shippable, shipper, shippie, shipping , shipping agent, shipping articles, shipping clerk, shipping fever, shipping lane
Definition for shipping (2 of 2) [ ship -ing ] SHOW IPA
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noun Slang . the act or practice of discussing, writing about, or hoping for a romantic relationship between fictional characters, as in fan fiction, or between famous people, whether or not the romance actually exists in the book, show, etc., or in real life:the shipping of TV characters; shipping in webcomics.
Origin of shipping 2 First recorded in 1990–95; (relation)ship + -ing1
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Example sentences from the Web for shipping Manufacturing merchandise, publicity (a radio ad in SF, Facebook ads, venue specific advertising), supplies, shipping .
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Although new to the shipping industry, Kaiser proved a success in turning out the ships America needed.
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By Abby Haglage The shipping company heads to court Tuesday to face $1.6 billion in charges of conspiring to traffic illegal meds.
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The shipping company heads to court Tuesday to face $1.6 billion in charges of conspiring to traffic illegal meds.
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The ship cast off and threaded its way through the shipping of the harbour out into the open sea.
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Then he dictated a short letter to me as to shipping wine from Spain, and when it was sanded, read it carefully.
The Virgin of the Sun | H. R. Haggard
It is also found to be an advantage in shipping , to have a considerable quantity of a kind to send off at one time.
American Pomology | J. A. Warder
There was no sign of any docks or shipping , and he began to doubt whether he had reached Stettin after all.
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The river was full of shipping , the forests of masts making strange contrasts with the native forests on the river banks.
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British Dictionary definitions for shipping noun the business of transporting freight, esp by ship (as modifier ) a shipping magnate ; shipping line ships collectively there is a lot of shipping in the Channel the tonnage of a number of ships shipping for this year exceeded that of last Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to shipping ship, freight, passenger, steam, sailing, transporting, trucking