shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act or process of shipping

2

: the goods shipped

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

The price of oil has rocketed since the war began to highs not seen in years, as shipments are largely cut off through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that normally carries one-fifth of the world's oil. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

But four months after Epstein’s trip to the kingdom, a British Airways plane carrying a shipment from Riyadh landed in Miami International Airport. —Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Unlike crude, which can find alternate shipment routes, jet fuel, diesel and gasoline are typically piped from refineries to warehouses. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

Asia depends on shipments through the Strait of Hormuz for more than 80% of its oil and natural gas, to say nothing of less prominent commodities such as the helium necessary for chipmaking, the naphtha needed for manufacturing cars, and fertilizers needed for farming. —Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shipment

• equipment
• transhipment
• transshipment

Kids Definition

shipment

noun

ship·​ment ˈship-mənt 

1

: the act of shipping

2

: the goods shipped