shipping
noun
ship·ping
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Definition of shipping
Examples of shipping in a Sentence
The fruit was ready for shipping.
They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
Recent Examples on the Web
River makes robots that move through warehouses, helping workers move items from shelves to shipping areas. — BostonGlobe.com, "Shopify to acquire Waltham robot maker 6 River," 10 Sep. 2019 The beams came from torpedoed shipping that had floated ashore. — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, "In Search of Lost Sailboats," 10 Sep. 2019 On some days, court documents said, cameras recorded Mr. Lliviganay loading cakes onto a shipping cart and carrying them to his car. — Michael Gold, New York Times, "Worker Stole $90,000 in ‘Lady M’ Cakes and Resold Them, Lawsuit Says," 9 Sep. 2019 The port is one of the busiest U.S. seaports for shipping automobiles. — Fox News, "Rescue crews search for crew members aboard overturned cargo ship, concerns about stability," 9 Sep. 2019 The port is one of the busiest U.S. seaports for shipping automobiles. — baltimoresun.com, "Search on for four missing crew members after Baltimore-bound cargo ship overturns off Georgia coast," 9 Sep. 2019 According to Uber Freight head Lior Ron, Chicago's history as a shipping and logistics hub played a role in choosing the location. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Uber’s Freight Unit to Open New Chicago Headquarters," 9 Sep. 2019 With China out of the picture there is essentially no market for plastic shipping pouches, especially since the stickers pasted on the outside are also hard to separate. — Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco is surviving the global recycling crisis. But it’s not easy," 9 Sep. 2019 Houston made a flurry of deals after its final preseason game, including shipping Clowney to Seattle for a 2020 third-round pick and linebackers Barkevious Mingo and Jacob Martin. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Bengals vs. Seahawks Live Stream: Watch Online, TV Channel, Start Time," 8 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shipping.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shipping
shipping
noun
English Language Learners Definition of shipping
: the act or business of sending goods to people, stores, etc.
formal
: a group of ships
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shipping
noun
ship·ping
| \ ˈshi-piŋ\
Kids Definition of shipping
1
: the act or business of a person who ships goods
2
: a group of ships in one place or belonging to one port or country
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