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

The contract logistics industry barely existed a few decades ago, when most companies handled their own packaging and shipping. —Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

The farmers and the shipping company have all been paid. —Kim Severson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Overall trade figures Trade figures are known in detail because almost every government carefully tracks the contents of all shipping containers, cargo flights and bulk deliveries that legally leave and enter their borders. —Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025

Shares of European shipping and logistics firms were broadly lower on Thursday, with Maersk down 9.5%, Hapag-Lloyd falling 9%, and DSV shedding 5.2%. —Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025

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