shipping

noun

ship·​ping ˈshi-piŋ 

1

a

: passage on a ship

b

: ships

c

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The organization also is partnering with a nonprofit developer to create a cluster of 21 shipping containers converted into little houses in Eastpointe, just outside Detroit. —Felice J. Freyer, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025

The story took an unexpected twist in 2011, when police discovered a network of subterranean shipping containers at the landfill being used to grow cannabis. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

Sometimes, seeds of invasive plants quietly hitchhike over from other countries in shipping containers, or on the shoes, clothing, and luggage of travelers. —Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025

Shares of Walmart, which has been racing to compete with Amazon on speedy deliveries and offers same-day shipping for groceries, slipped 2%. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing shipping

• shipping and handling
• shipping clerk
• shipping crates

Rhymes for shipping

• chipping
• clipping
• dipping
• dripping
• flipping
• gripping
• nipping
• ripping
• sipping
• skipping
• slipping
• snipping

Kids Definition

shipping

noun

ship·​ping

ˈship-iŋ

1

: the body of ships in one place or belonging to one port or country

2

: the act or business of one that ships goods