ship out
phrasal verb
shipped out; shipping out; ships out
: to leave one place and go to another for military duties
The troops will be shipping out next month.
Examples of ship out in a Sentence
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His father, Harry Antonopoulos, arrived in the United States in 1912 and shipped out to France with the U.S. Army during World War I.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Galena survived for six days without food or water after she was accidentally shipped out with an Amazon return.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
Image Image Baltimore’s main export commodity — Appalachian coal — is also being diverted to Norfolk, where it is being shipped out of Lamberts Point, a site run by Norfolk Southern, the railroad company.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Two pilots who were tasked with guiding the ship out of port were expected to be interviewed by authorities Thursday.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Two 5,000-horsepower tugs, which only minutes earlier had helped guide the ship out of its berth at the Port of Baltimore and peeled off, quickly turned back and raced toward the Dali.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
When the Dali lost power, the pilot guiding the ship out of the Port of Baltimore ordered its rudder turned hard to the left and its left anchor dropped in an effort to slow the vessel and stop it from swinging to the right, Diamond said.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
During the ordering process, deliveries were available about five days out—much quicker than some other services that ship out only at select times of the month.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
In March, World Central Kitchen collected roughly 200 tons of food and, with the aid of Spanish humanitarian group Open Arms, shipped out to Gaza to deliver the provisions.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Galena survived for six days without food or water after she was accidentally shipped out with an Amazon return.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
Image Image Baltimore’s main export commodity — Appalachian coal — is also being diverted to Norfolk, where it is being shipped out of Lamberts Point, a site run by Norfolk Southern, the railroad company.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Two pilots who were tasked with guiding the ship out of port were expected to be interviewed by authorities Thursday.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Two 5,000-horsepower tugs, which only minutes earlier had helped guide the ship out of its berth at the Port of Baltimore and peeled off, quickly turned back and raced toward the Dali.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
When the Dali lost power, the pilot guiding the ship out of the Port of Baltimore ordered its rudder turned hard to the left and its left anchor dropped in an effort to slow the vessel and stop it from swinging to the right, Diamond said.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
During the ordering process, deliveries were available about five days out—much quicker than some other services that ship out only at select times of the month.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
In March, World Central Kitchen collected roughly 200 tons of food and, with the aid of Spanish humanitarian group Open Arms, shipped out to Gaza to deliver the provisions.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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