shipping
11shipping — n. 1 the act or an instance of shipping goods etc. 2 ships, esp. the ships of a country, port, etc. Phrases and idioms: shipping agent a person acting for a ship or ships at a port etc. shipping articles = ship s articles. shipping bill Brit. a… …
12shipping — /ship ing/, n. 1. the act or business of a person or thing that ships. 2. a number of ships, esp. merchant ships, taken as a whole; tonnage. 3. Obs. a voyage. [1250 1300; ME; see SHIP, ING1] * * * Transporting of goods and passengers by water.… …
13shipping — ship|ping [ˈʃıpıŋ] n [U] 1.) ships considered as a group ▪ The port is closed to all shipping. 2.) the delivery of goods, especially by ship shipping company/industry/agent etc ▪ a Danish shipping company ▪ a shipping route 3.) AmE the amount of… …
14shipping — Ships in general; ships or vessels of any kind intended for navigation. Relating to ships; as, shipping interests, shipping affairs, shipping business, shipping concerns. Putting on board a ship or vessel, or receiving on board a ship or vessel.… …
15shipping — / ʃɪpɪŋ/ noun the sending of goods ● shipping charges ● shipping costs (NOTE: shipping does not always mean using a ship) …
16shipping — noun Shipping is used before these nouns: ↑channel, ↑charge, ↑container, ↑cost, ↑crate, ↑dock, ↑forecast, ↑interest, ↑news, ↑route, ↑tycoon Shipping is used after t …
17shipping — n. merchant shipping * * * [ ʃɪpɪŋ] merchant shipping …
18shipping — ship|ping [ ʃıpıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the business of carrying goods, especially in a ship: a shipping company 2. ) the cost of carrying goods, especially in a ship 3. ) ships and boats that are sailing: rocks that are a danger to shipping …
19shipping — noun (U) 1 ships considered as a group: The port is closed to all shipping. 2 all the ships belonging to a particular country: Israeli shipping was excluded from the Straits of Tiran. 3 the delivery of goods, especially by ship …
20shipping */ — UK [ˈʃɪpɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the business of carrying goods, especially in a ship a shipping company 2) the cost of carrying goods, especially in a ship 3) ships and boats that are sailing rocks that are a danger to shipping …
