reship
to ship again.
to transfer from one ship to another.
to go on a ship again.
(of a member of a ship's crew) to sign up for another voyage.
Origin of reship
1Other words from reship
- re·ship·ment, noun
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How to use reship in a sentence
Cases are on record where fish was thus stored free from November to February, being reshipped on order in small lots.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyIt has been held that it is not even necessary for the same cotton to be reshipped from the point of compression.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyCoffee to be reshipped, either by lighter or rail, is heaped in piles by itself until loaded on to the lighters or freight cars.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersThey began to die from heat and suffocation, and then they were unloaded and reshipped after the troops were on board.
Campaigning in Cuba | George KennanIt must be noted also that of the tobacco sent to England itself, a part was reshipped to foreign countries.
The Planters of Colonial Virginia | Thomas J. Wertenbaker
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