shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
Examples of shipment in a Sentence
We sent out another shipment of books.
My order was delivered in two shipments.
This box is ready for shipment.
Recent Examples on the Web
But given that Baltimore is the second largest coal export port, coal shipments will be hurt.
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Josh Funk, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Biden administration officials have been pressing Mexico for months to address a sharp increase in shipments of steel and aluminum to the United States.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The man carried a waybill — a document usually issued by a carrier with details about a shipment — that gave him access to the warehouse, the police said.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead of attacking arms shipments or military sites in Syria, Israel went after senior figures overseeing Iran’s regional proxy network.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
This beta release follows Google’s shipment of a developer preview of Android 15 in February that focused on privacy and security, followed by a second developer preview in March that revealed new satellite-roaming and PDF-display features.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Evidence provided before sentencing showed the former general benefited financially from playing an active role in drug trafficking, receiving at times $150,000 per shipment.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
The Administration did not specify any consequences, but officials had signalled before the call that Biden might slow or halt shipments of categories of arms.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Agents say Pierson organized the shipment of lower receivers, the lower part of assault rifles, to a man in Northern California who engraved the homemade guns with markings resembling those of the Colt's Manufacturing Co., a favorite brand of cartels.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Josh Funk, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Biden administration officials have been pressing Mexico for months to address a sharp increase in shipments of steel and aluminum to the United States.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The man carried a waybill — a document usually issued by a carrier with details about a shipment — that gave him access to the warehouse, the police said.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead of attacking arms shipments or military sites in Syria, Israel went after senior figures overseeing Iran’s regional proxy network.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
This beta release follows Google’s shipment of a developer preview of Android 15 in February that focused on privacy and security, followed by a second developer preview in March that revealed new satellite-roaming and PDF-display features.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Evidence provided before sentencing showed the former general benefited financially from playing an active role in drug trafficking, receiving at times $150,000 per shipment.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
The Administration did not specify any consequences, but officials had signalled before the call that Biden might slow or halt shipments of categories of arms.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Agents say Pierson organized the shipment of lower receivers, the lower part of assault rifles, to a man in Northern California who engraved the homemade guns with markings resembling those of the Colt's Manufacturing Co., a favorite brand of cartels.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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