shipping

  • 91shipping ton — See under ton1 (def. 5). * * * shipping ton, a unit of measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to 40 cubic feet or 1.13 cubic meters; measurement ton; freight ton …

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  • 92shipping — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. passage on a ship b. ships c. the body of ships in one place or belonging to one port or country 2. the act or business of one that ships …

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  • 93shipping — noun a) The transportation of goods. b) The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry …

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  • 94shipping — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airlift, argosy, asportation, bearing, bottoms, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, conveyance, drayage, expressage, ferriage, fleet, flotilla, freight, freightage, haulage, hauling, lighterage …

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  • 95Shipping — Skibsfart, tonnage …

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  • 96shipping — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ships] Syn. steam, sailing, freight, passenger, war transport; see also ship n. 2. [Transportation] Syn. freighting, trucking, airborne traffic; see transportation …

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  • 97shipping — sb. == ships. Alys. 990 …

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  • 98shipping — ship·ping || ʃɪpɪŋ n. business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic) ʃɪp n. large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft, spacecraft v. send, dispatch; transport by ship (or airplane, truck, etc.); put on board a… …

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  • 99shipping — noun 1》 ships collectively. 2》 the transport of goods by sea or other means …

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  • 100shipping — [ˈʃɪpɪŋ] noun [U] 1) the business of carrying goods 2) ships and boats that are sailing …

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