Synonyms for shipping

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ship-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪp ɪŋ

Définition of shipping

Origin : c.1300, "a ship," from ship (n.). Meaning "act of sending (freight) by a ship, etc." is from late 15c. As "ships generally or collectively" from 1590s.

noun ships
noun transportation

Example sentences :

But the clearest trace I have of him is from the shipping agents.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

"Coom down," he clenched the bargain; and set about shipping the sweeps.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

And so all government protection of our shipping was withdrawn.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

If she'd only understood me—seen what it was I was trying to do—for American shipping—Yankee sails!
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

She was nowhere to be seen among the shipping in that narrow, rock-bound harbour.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

The shipping of dressed beef may become a branch of its business.
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 » by Various

The drafts may be accompanied by shipping documents or may be "clean."
Extract from : « Elements of Foreign Exchange » by Franklin Escher

It is not adapted for shipping and does not enter plentifully into commerce.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

These, like the shipping and the Boston batteries, did no good whatever.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

I asked gently and sorrowfully: ‘The Shipping Office, please.’
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

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