Thesaurus results for SHIPMENT

shipment

noun

Definition of shipment

as in cargo

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Recent Examples of shipment Immediately after the Civil War, Smith said, cowboys drove millions of longhorns from southern Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipment to northern markets. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 The shipment originated in Sacramento, California, and Long said about half was bound for Atlanta, while the other half was headed to Orlando, Florida. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 According to a message on the product’s website, another shipment is due at the beginning of September. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 The new turntable will be available for international shipment at the end of September 2026, priced at $50,000. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipment

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Noun

The drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane, and the device was defused.

— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and the device was defused.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

On Location, which sells premium packages at high-profile events like the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl and the US Open, helped generate $666 million in revenue for the first six months of this year — a 60% increase compared to the year prior.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent drone deliveries have not been flawless — a video spread across the internet earlier this month after an Amazon drone dropped a Texas customer’s package into her swimming pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of package

Noun

The explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane at the airport, a major international freight hub used for providing support to Ukraine.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Trucking and freight will face higher diesel prices hurting their margins, usually with a lag before those fuel surcharges catch up.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

The team stopped at 800 N because increasing the load further would require additional protective equipment, with a separate destructive limit test planned.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Motion Applied brings experience from motorsport, where power electronics face rapid load changes and intense operating conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bale

Noun

The new job comes with a starting salary of $305,324, a monthly car allowance, an annual cost-of-living adjustment and other benefits, according to the compensation package included in Tuesday’s City Commission meeting agenda packet.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
At some locations, the company uses precise data packet arrival times, while other locations use wave machines or pendulums.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of packet

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