reship

American  

[ree-ship] / riˈʃɪp /

verb (used with object)

reshipped, reshipping

1. to ship again.

2. to transfer from one ship to another.

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verb (used without object)

reshipped, reshipping

1. to go on a ship again.

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

Other Word Forms

• reshipment noun

Etymology

Origin of reship

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

Example Sentences

The Indeed website warns: “During the holiday season, scammers might also seek gift wrappers. In this variation of the reshipping scam, you’d receive a package at your home, gift wrap it and then reship it.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

It ricocheted, producing so many Amazon orders that Hyperion had to reship hardcovers.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2010

"Her cap'n told me she carried more copper than one submarine could reship, so they 'ad to wait for another, as they didn't want to throw no copper away."

From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by Stribling, T. S.

It was, therefore, still necessary for a traveller proceeding to the East to cross the Isthmus and reship at Cenchreae.

From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

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

From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.