inshipment

noun

: import

—usually used in plural

inshipments dropped 4 percent … but 8 percent more chicks hatched locally

—J. M. Gwin

Word History

Etymology

in entry 4 + shipment

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Rhymes for inshipment

• equipment
• transhipment
• transshipment
• shipment