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Shipping Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Shipping?
[n] the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
[n] conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry Synonyms | Synonyms for Shipping: cargo ships | merchant marine | merchant vessels | transport | transportation Related Terms | Find terms related to Shipping: See Also | business | business enterprise | commerce | commercial enterprise | commercialism | conveyance | express | expressage | ferry | ferrying | freight | freightage | hauling | mercantilism | navigation | transport | trucking Shipping In Webster's Dictionary \Ship"ping\, a.
1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or
employment; as, shiping concerns.
2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as,
a shipping clerk.
\Ship"ping\, n. 1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool. 2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage. 3. Navigation. ``God send 'em good shipping.'' --Shak. {Shipping articles}, articles of agreement between the captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to the amount of wages, length of time for which they are shipping, etc. --Bouvier. {To take shipping}, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] --John vi. 24. --Shak. |
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