Definition
- (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. “The shipping' is included in the quoted price.”
- (noun) Navigation.
- (verb) To send by water-borne transport.
- (verb) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport). “to ship freight by railroad”
- (verb) To release a product to vendors; to launch. “Our next issue ships early next year.”
- (verb) To engage to serve on board a vessel. “I shipped on a man-of-war.”
- (verb) To embark on a ship.
- (verb) To put in its place. “to ship the tiller or rudder”
- (verb) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel. “We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.”
Word stats
- Shipping contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Shipping mean?
The transportation of goods.
How many letters are in Shipping?
Shipping has 8 letters.
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