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shipping

ship·ping
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ship-ing]
    • /ˈʃɪp ɪŋ/
    • /ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ship-ing]
    • /ˈʃɪp ɪŋ/

Definitions of shipping word

  • noun shipping a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction. 1
  • verb with object shipping to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation; to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc. 1
  • verb with object shipping Nautical. to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it. 1
  • verb with object shipping to bring (an object) into a ship or boat. 1
  • verb with object shipping to engage (someone) for service on a ship. 1
  • verb with object shipping to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use. 1
See all 26 definitions of shipping

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Origin of shipping

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at ship1, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shipping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shipping

shipping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shipping usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shipping

noun shipping

  • conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
  • craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
  • fardel — a bundle; burden.
  • fardels — a bundle; burden.
  • freight — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.

adj shipping

All 13 Synonyms of shipping

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Related words

  • ship

    a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.

  • air express

    the rapid transportation of goods and documents by aircraft

  • air waybill

    a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee

  • airmada

    a large fleet or flight of airplanes assigned to a specific mission: shipping lanes guarded by a giant airmada overhead.

  • articles of agreement

    a contract between the captain of a ship and a crew member regarding stipulations of a voyage, signed prior to and upon termination of a voyage.

  • bale

    A bale is a large quantity of something such as hay, cloth, or paper, tied together tightly.
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