: 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.
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The company contracts with other companies to handle shipping and trucking, that amounts to several dozen more jobs, Badillo said.—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025 That's important particularly at this point in time, when reports note improvements in cargo fleets' carbon intensity, but also increased emissions from shipping and astronomically high projections of emissions in the future.—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025 For its current sale, Zoma is offering 25% off mattresses and free shipping with the promo code SLEEP25.—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2025 Pickup, delivery and nationwide shipping are all options.—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipping
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