ship out
phrasal verb
shipped out; shipping out; ships out
: to leave one place and go to another for military duties
The troops will be shipping out next month.
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Fortunately, Italian train engineers intervened, allowing the family to board the last American ship out of Europe before war shut down the route.
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Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The skirts that passed muster would be put through a metal detector—to insure that there were no stray needles—then folded, packed, and shipped out to the port on trucks.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Since then, Redtail has shipped out four vans, ranging from $565,000 to $600,000 depending on add-ons.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
For course trainees, a drop in body fat could mean shipping out to begin a career in the Army within days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The skirts that passed muster would be put through a metal detector—to insure that there were no stray needles—then folded, packed, and shipped out to the port on trucks.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Since then, Redtail has shipped out four vans, ranging from $565,000 to $600,000 depending on add-ons.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
For course trainees, a drop in body fat could mean shipping out to begin a career in the Army within days.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ship out
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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