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

After that, the project quickly raised initial research funding from the nonprofits Outlier Projects, run by a former Meta executive, and the Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation, founded by a prominent Norwegian shipping company. —Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026

The disappearance made headlines in the 1980s, in large part due to Nicholas' last name, which had become synonymous with great wealth after his great-great-grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, created a huge shipping and railroad empire in the 19th century. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026

For months, Bluspark's systems reportedly contained basic security flaws that effectively left its shipping platform exposed to anyone on the internet. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026

Iran announced Friday that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was conducting a two-day live-fire naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane that handles about 20% of global oil supply. —Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026

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