shipping articles


noun(used with a plural verb)Nautical.

Origin of shipping articles

1
First recorded in 1830–40

Words Nearby shipping articles

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How to use shipping articles in a sentence

  • As for fine words, I might have fancied myself a cousin of the king's, if I'd only put my name to their shipping articles.

    The Wing-and-Wing | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • The owners must also obtain from the collector of the customs a certified copy of the shipping articles.

    The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry Dana
  • A tug brought out about twenty-five more men, and the crew signed shipping articles for Nassau.