shipping

shipping
    n 1: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
         [syn: {transportation}, {shipping}, {transport}]
    2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or
       industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant marine},
       {merchant vessels}]
    

Ship \Ship\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shipping}.]
   1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for
      transportation; to send by water.
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            The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia,
            from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.
                                                  --Knolles.
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   2. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any
      conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship
      freight by railroad.
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   3. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. [Colloq.]
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   4. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to
      ship seamen.
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   5. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
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   6. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
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Shipping \Ship"ping\, a.
   1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or
      employment; as, shiping concerns.
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   2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as,
      a shipping clerk.
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Shipping \Ship"ping\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the
      shipping of flour to Liverpool.
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   2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to
      one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.
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   3. Navigation. "God send 'em good shipping." --Shak.
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   {Shipping articles}, articles of agreement between the
      captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to
      the amount of wages, length of time for which they are
      shipping, etc. --Bouvier.

   {To take shipping}, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] --John
      vi. 24. --Shak.
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "shipping":
      air express, airfreight, airlift, argosy, asportation, bearing,
      bottoms, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, conveyance, drayage,
      expressage, ferriage, fleet, flotilla, freight, freightage,
      haulage, hauling, lighterage, line, lugging, merchant fleet,
      merchant navy, navy, packing, portage, porterage, railway express,
      shipment, ships, telpherage, tonnage, toting, transport,
      transportation, transshipment, truckage, waft, waftage, wagonage,
      whaling fleet