shipping

Pluralshippings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of moving goods from one place to another.

   Like a relay that carries a box from a store all the way to your front door.

   Shipping by sea is slower but costs much less than air travel.

   The factory pays a lot for the shipping of its heavy machines.

   Similartransport, freight, delivery, logistics

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The money you pay to send a package by mail or courier.

   Like paying for a bus ticket, except the ticket is for your package, not for you.

   The book was cheap, but the shipping cost almost as much.

   They offer free shipping on orders over fifty dollars.

   Similarpostage, delivery, carriage

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   All the ships that belong to a country, port, or type of business.

   Like the word 'traffic' for all the cars on a road, but here it means all the ships.

   Enemy submarines attacked merchant shipping in the Atlantic.

   The harbor was crowded with shipping of every kind.

   Similarvessels, ships, fleet, tonnage

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4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of ship. Use this form for action happening right now, often after 'is' or 'are'.

   The store is shipping my order tomorrow.

   They are shipping the boxes to our new house.

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5. 5
   nounslanguncountable

   A fan's wish for two people or characters to be a romantic couple.

   Like cheering for two friends to start dating, except the friends are characters in a show.

   Her shipping of the two leads took over her whole blog.

   The fandom's shipping of the rivals grew after the finale aired.

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Travel or transport by ship from one place to another.

   Like buying a seat on a bus, but the bus is a ship crossing the sea.

   The emigrants arranged shipping on a vessel bound for the colonies.

   He found cheap shipping aboard a cargo steamer headed south.

   Similarpassage, transport

7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of steering and guiding ships at sea.

   Like driving a car safely down a winding road, but on the water.

   Years at sea taught him the art of shipping through rough waters.

   Good shipping kept the boat clear of the hidden rocks.

   Similarnavigation, seamanship, pilotage

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