shipping
111shipping configuration — The manner in which an item is prepared for shipment …
112shipping designator — A code word assigned to a particular overseas base, port, or area for specific use as an address on shipments to the overseas location concerned. The code word is usually four letters and may be followed by a number to indicate a particular… …
113shipping forecast — a detailed report on the weather conditions at sea, prepared by the Meteorological Office and broadcast four times a day on BBC Radio 4. The seas around the British Isles and northern and western Europe are divided into 31 areas, and information… …
114shipping articles — Naut. See articles of agreement. [1830 40] * * * …
115shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments. [1855 60] * * * …
116shipping fever — Vet. Pathol. a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock. * * * …
117shipping lane. — See sea lane. [1930 35] * * * …
118shipping room — a place in a business concern where goods are packed and shipped. * * * …
119shipping ton — See under ton1 (def. 5). * * * …
120shipping fever — noun A severe inflammation of the lungs of cattle, caused by a bacterium of the genus Pasteurella, sometimes seen following the stress of transport to market under poor conditions …
