shipment
Americannoun
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an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
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a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
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something that is shipped.
- Synonyms:
- consignment
noun
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goods shipped together as part of the same lot
a shipment of grain
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( as modifier )
a shipment schedule
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the act of shipping cargo
Synonym Usage
See freight.
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Etymology
Origin of shipment
Example Sentences
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The company received 10,000 preorders, and its first shipment is expected later this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Handsets powered by Android, by contrast, could see a 20% year-over-year shipment drop, according to IDC.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Automated conveyor belts shuttle boxes of wine along to a massive pallet wrapper, like a giant cling film dispenser twirling the pallets around ready for shipment.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
On a cold January night, he found himself hauling a shipment of meat across several Midwestern states.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
He had counted twenty- nine deaths out of a shipment of a hundred monkeys.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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