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shipping (out)

verb

Definition of shipping (out)

present participle of ship (out)

as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel after college he decide to ship out on a tramp steamer and see the world

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Eight of the 57 guests sailing aboard National Geographic Sea Bird reported being ill during its July 15 voyage, along with five crew members, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 July 2026
In 2011, Rutherford took on a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of North and South America, departing Maryland and sailing 27,077 miles in 309 days through some of the most dangerous waters on Earth.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

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