: 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.
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Greenland's strategic importance is growing, especially as a warming climate may open up new Arctic shipping routes in the coming decades.—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025 Surge fees may be implemented based on regular assessments of shipping volume, available capacity and other considerations, UPS says.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025 The vast island, with a population of just 57,000, has been caught up in a geopolitical race for dominance in the Arctic, where melting ice caps are making its resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes.—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 But what do shipping emissions have to do with lightning?—Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipping
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