: a document prepared by the carrier of a shipment of goods that contains details of the shipment, route, and charges
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The man carried a waybill — a document usually issued by a carrier with details about a shipment — that gave him access to the warehouse, the police said.
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Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
On December 10th, the taxidermist told Susan that, once the hunting trophies arrived in Johannesburg, an agent would generate a new air waybill to attach to the shipment and enter the taxidermist’s name on it as the consignee, instead of the LaPierres’.
—Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 29 July 2021
Another air waybill from a few days later, November 13, has the same shipper and consignee.
—CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
Cargo manifest or air waybill issued by the airline.
—Javier Arce, azcentral, 21 Apr. 2020
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Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
On December 10th, the taxidermist told Susan that, once the hunting trophies arrived in Johannesburg, an agent would generate a new air waybill to attach to the shipment and enter the taxidermist’s name on it as the consignee, instead of the LaPierres’.
—Mike Spies, The New Yorker, 29 July 2021
Another air waybill from a few days later, November 13, has the same shipper and consignee.
—CNN, 6 Oct. 2021
Cargo manifest or air waybill issued by the airline.
—Javier Arce, azcentral, 21 Apr. 2020
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“Waybill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waybill. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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