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

Robots help carry the items which humans place in them to a shipping area, and from there shipping labels are placed by staff on boxes and loaded into trucks. —Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026

The Discovery Ride can help families see it all, and the Apple House Market offers a window on the process of growing and shipping trees and how apples go from branch to market. —Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026

American farmers say an oversupply of eggs is forcing them to sell at rock-bottom rates, while expenses like packaging and shipping continue to climb. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026

The size of the mattress varies slightly depending on the country, and will be picked for shipping according to each country’s standards. —Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 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