: the body of ships in one place or belonging to one port or country
2
: the act or business of one that ships
Examples of shipping in a Sentence
The fruit was ready for shipping.
They protected our shipping from submarines during wartime.
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Levees and deep water shipping channels are both sustaining more damage due to storms and erosion and landslides that follow drought and wildfires.—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025 The sanctions, led by the European Union, the United States and the G7, aimed to punish countries, including India, for facilitating Russian oil sales during the embargo, including trading, financing or shipping.—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Members answer a handful of questions, including what was stolen, and provide the company with a receipt and shipping tracking number.—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 The container shipping consultancy expects stable rates in the week ahead.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipping
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