reship

[ ree-ship ]

verb (used with object)

, re·shipped, re·ship·ping.

1. to ship again.
2. to transfer from one ship to another.

verb (used without object)

, re·shipped, re·ship·ping.

1. to go on a ship again.
2. (of a member of a ship's crew) to sign up for another voyage.

Other Words From

• re·shipment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reship¹

First recorded in 1645–55; re- + ship ¹

Example Sentences

It was easier and cheaper to buy the German-made product and reship it than to produce the same article at home.

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The Danube steamers are not unfrequently obliged to stop at Drenkova and reship their passengers into smaller boats.

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It was considered an advantage to reship cotton because moving it from one boat to another knocked the mud off the bales.

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These grain elevators are really huge tanks where the grain is stored and kept dry until time to reship it.

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I had taken passage on one of the regular steamers from Manila to Hong Kong, and was to reship from there.

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