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shipment

[ ship-muhnt ]

/ ˈʃɪp mənt /

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noun

an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.

a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.

something that is shipped.

Origin of shipment

First recorded in 1790–1800; ship¹ + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR shipment

3 consignment. See freight.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shipment

mis·ship·ment, noun o·ver·ship·ment, noun pre·ship·ment, noun su·per·ship·ment, noun

Words nearby shipment

shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, shipowner, shippable, shipper, shippie, shipping

Example sentences from the Web for shipment

Sicilian seaports that will facilitate the shipment have already stepped up security measures, especially on incoming vessels.

Italy Steps Up Security Over Alleged ISIS Plot to Kill The Pope |Barbie Latza Nadeau |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Since May, the Pentagon said, IAL has processed more than 22,000 cars for shipment.

American G.I.s: Dude, Where’s My Car? |Tim Mak |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Hazelton is happy arrange the packaging and shipment of purchased holiday gifts anywhere in the world.

Toronto: the Dubai of the Great Lakes? |David Frum |November 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Venezuela recently sent its third shipment of fuel oil to Syria.

Despite Massacre, Chávez Fueling Friendship With Syria |Mac Margolis |June 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

However, the law does not allow the production, shipment or trade in large quantities of the drugs.

Dutch May Ban Hash but Would Permit Dutch Cannabis Use To Continue |Nadette De Visser |March 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Yep, he was saying, old man Walters sent two men with a shipment of cattle to the Post.

Mason of Bar X Ranch |Henry Bennett
Dantzic, Rigi, and some other European oaks take names from port of shipment.

The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
It still carries vast quantities of goods to New Orleans, not only for consumption in the South, but for shipment abroad.

The Last of the Flatboats |George Cary Eggleston
A contract with West Cluster meant a good deal more than the face value of the one shipment of inter-calc banks.

Spillthrough |Daniel F. Galouye
In the days when hides were sent by sailing-vessels to the East, a different method of preparing them for shipment was in vogue.

Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris Newmark

British Dictionary definitions for shipment

shipment

/ (ˈʃɪpmənt) /

noun

goods shipped together as part of the same lota shipment of grain
(as modifier)a shipment schedule

the act of shipping cargo