Definition of shipping

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Shipping (n.) The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool..

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Maritime :: Maritime (a.) Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states..
Marine :: Marine (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine..
Shipping :: Shipping (a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns..
Bore :: Bore (n.) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China..
Reshipment :: Reshipment (n.) The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped..
Worshipping :: Worshipping () of Worshi.
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
Tonnage :: Tonnage (n.) The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton..
Shipping :: Shipping (n.) Navigation.
Shipping :: Shipping (a.) Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk..
Naval :: Naval (a.) Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc..
Down :: Down (prep.) A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war..
Lloyd''s :: Lloyd's (n.) An association of underwriters and others in London, for the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds connected with shipping..
Unshipment :: Unshipment (n.) The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement..
Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..
Entrepot :: Entrepot (n.) A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrepot for shipping goods in transit..
Crimpage :: Crimpage (n.) The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
Maritime :: Maritime (a.) Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea..
Stake :: Staithman (n.) A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith.
Transshipment :: Transshipment (n.) The act of transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one ship or conveyance to another..
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