shipment

[ship-muh nt]

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noun

an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
something that is shipped.

Origin of shipment

First recorded in 1790–1800; ship¹ + -ment

Related formsmis·ship·ment, nouno·ver·ship·ment, nounpre·ship·ment, nounsu·per·ship·ment, noun

Synonyms

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3. consignment. See freight.

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Examples from the Web for shipment

Contemporary Examples

Sicilian seaports that will facilitate the shipment have already stepped up security measures, especially on incoming vessels.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau
August 28, 2014
Since May, the Pentagon said, IAL has processed more than 22,000 cars for shipment.
American G.I.s: Dude, Where’s My Car?
Tim Mak
July 16, 2014
So we got a shipment of black Russian health bread—you know, the round, flat kind.
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Alex Belth
February 16, 2014
The Hazelton is happy arrange the packaging and shipment of purchased holiday gifts anywhere in the world.
Toronto: the Dubai of the Great Lakes?
David Frum
November 29, 2012
Venezuela recently sent its third shipment of fuel oil to Syria.
Despite Massacre, Chávez Fueling Friendship With Syria
Mac Margolis
June 6, 2012

Historical Examples

Disease germs had been found in a shipment of fruit juices from the Earth.
The Martian Cabal
Roman Frederick Starzl
Also applied to certain conditions of shipment of batteries.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
Then he'd have to go to Glendora and order cars for the first shipment.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte
G. W. Ogden
Another party of the despoilers discovered a shipment of silks and satins.
The Mountain Divide
Frank H. Spearman
The latter, having received it, is then in a position to go ahead with his shipment.
Elements of Foreign Exchange
Franklin Escher

British Dictionary definitions for shipment

shipment

noun

1. goods shipped together as part of the same lota shipment of grain
2. (as modifier)a shipment schedule
the act of shipping cargo

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Word Origin and History for shipment

n.

1802, "act of shipping;" 1861, "that which is shipped;" see ship (v.) + -ment.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for shipment

Contemporary Examples

Sicilian seaports that will facilitate the shipment have already stepped up security measures, especially on incoming vessels.

Since May, the Pentagon said, IAL has processed more than 22,000 cars for shipment.

So we got a shipment of black Russian health bread—you know, the round, flat kind.

The Hazelton is happy arrange the packaging and shipment of purchased holiday gifts anywhere in the world.

Venezuela recently sent its third shipment of fuel oil to Syria.

Historical Examples

Disease germs had been found in a shipment of fruit juices from the Earth.

Also applied to certain conditions of shipment of batteries.

Then he'd have to go to Glendora and order cars for the first shipment.

Another party of the despoilers discovered a shipment of silks and satins.

The latter, having received it, is then in a position to go ahead with his shipment.

shipment

Word Origin and History for shipment

n.

Origin of shipment