The fruit was ready for shipping.
a shipping clerk [=a person whose job involves shipping things]
What do you charge for shipping and handling? [=for packaging and sending something to a customer]
They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
international shipping lanes [=paths through the sea that commercial ships can take]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ship|ping — «SHIHP ihng», noun. 1. the act or business of sending goods by water, rail, truck, or air: »Mr. Hecht brought his own kind of jet propulsion into shipping long before the airplane people even dreamed of it (New York Times). 2. a) ships… … Useful english dictionary
trail|er|ship|ping — «TRAY luhr SHIHP ihng», noun. the work or business of shipping by trailership … Useful english dictionary
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
ping — clip·ping·ly; clod·hop·ping; cop·ping; dip·ping·ly; drop·ping·ly; en·trap·ping·ly; hop·ping·ly; im·ping·er; knap·ping; ku·ping; milk·sop·ping; or·ping·ton; pei·ping; rip·ping; rip·ping·ly; rue·ping; schap·ping; skip·ping·ly; snap·ping·ly;… … English syllables
ship — [[t]ʃɪp[/t]] n. v. shipped, ship•ping 1) naut. navig. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines 2) naut. navig. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the… … From formal English to slang
re|ship´per — re|ship «ree SHIHP», verb, shipped, ship|ping. –v.t. 1. to ship again: »to reship merchandise to Chicago. 2. a) to put on board of a ship again. b) to transfer to a different ship. –v.i. (of men … Useful english dictionary
re|ship — «ree SHIHP», verb, shipped, ship|ping. –v.t. 1. to ship again: »to reship merchandise to Chicago. 2. a) to put on board of a ship again. b) to transfer to a different ship. –v.i. (of men … Useful english dictionary
wor´ship|less — wor|ship «WUR shihp», noun, verb, shiped, ship|ing or shipped, ship|ping. –n. 1. great honor and respect: »the worship of God, idol worship, fire worship. SYNONYM(S): reverence … Useful english dictionary
wor´ship|per — wor|ship «WUR shihp», noun, verb, shiped, ship|ing or shipped, ship|ping. –n. 1. great honor and respect: »the worship of God, idol worship, fire worship. SYNONYM(S): reverence … Useful english dictionary
wor´ship|er — wor|ship «WUR shihp», noun, verb, shiped, ship|ing or shipped, ship|ping. –n. 1. great honor and respect: »the worship of God, idol worship, fire worship. SYNONYM(S): reverence … Useful english dictionary
