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transship

trans·ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-ship]
    • /trænsˈʃɪp/
    • /træn.ˈʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-ship]
    • /trænsˈʃɪp/

Definitions of transship word

  • verb with object transship to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another. 1
  • verb without object transship to change from one ship or other conveyance to another. 1
  • transitive verb transship move from ship to ship 1
  • verb transship to transfer or be transferred from one vessel or vehicle to another 0
  • verb transitive transship to transfer from one ship, train, truck, etc. to another for reshipment 0

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Origin of transship

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; trans- + ship1

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Parts of speech for Transship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

transship usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transship

noun transship

  • conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
  • freightage — the transportation of goods.
  • mover — a person or thing that moves.
  • carrying — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
  • carting — a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.

verb transship

  • freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
  • export — A commodity, article, or service sold abroad.
  • freight — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
  • freighting — Present participle of freight.

Antonyms for transship

noun transship

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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