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Meaning of 'shipping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shipping [ a.]
- Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.
- Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.
2 . Shipping [ n.]
- The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.
- The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.
- Navigation.
3 . Shipping [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Ship

Nearby Words:

shiah shibboleth shide shie shied shiel shield shield-bearer shielddrake shielded

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