shipments

noun

Definition of shipmentsnext
plural of shipment
as in cargoes

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  1. cargoes
  2. packages
  3. bales
  4. packets
  5. payloads
  6. parcels
Noun
  • Another company, Venture Global through the Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana, sold 360 cargoes to the spot market since the Russian invasion occurred.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Dress the sweater up with jeans and heels or keep it casual by wearing it with cargos and boots.
    Miles Walls, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • The terms are much more flexible in private credit, and lenders can tailor their packages to a client’s particular needs.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Buncombe County was distributing ready-to-eat meals and bottled water with daily limits of two meal packages per adult and one per child.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of packages
Noun
  • In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In other areas, thousands of hay bales have been placed in rows on the lakebed to help control dust.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of bales
Noun
  • One solution is to add other flavor mixers (like Mio drops or Crystal Light packets) to your water to mask the taste.
    Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Mix in the coffee creamer packets for creaminess.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of packets
Noun
  • While rockets get satellites and payloads into orbit, like an airplane carrying passengers to a metro area, space tugs deliver them to specific destinations, like taxis taking those passengers home from the airport.
    Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These include provisions that would limit driverless trucks from roads with speeds of 50mph or higher and prevent them from carrying certain payloads, like hazardous chemicals.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • They must be bundled in parcels less than 50 pounds.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Currently listed for $22 million, the 800-acre working cattle ranch comprises five separate parcels composed of lush rolling hills filled with tropical foliage, natural waterfalls, and many orchards.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of parcels
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