noun. The act or business of transporting goods.

noun. The body of ships belonging to one port, industry, or country, often referred to in aggregate tonnage.

noun. Passage or transport on a ship.

noun. The act of taking ship; a voyage.

noun. The act of sending freight by ship or other wise.

noun. Ships in general; ships or vessels of any kind for navigation; the collective body of ships belonging to a country, port, etc.; also, their aggregate tonnage: as, the shipping of the United Kingdom exceeds that of any other country: also used attributively: as, shipping laws.

adjective. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment.

adjective. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods.

noun. The act of one who, or of that which, ships.

noun. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

noun. Navigation.

noun. 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.

noun. to embark; to take ship.

noun. The transportation of goods.

noun. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.

noun. Passage or transport on a ship.

noun. The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.

verb. Present participle of ship.

noun. conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

noun. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

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