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
Related Words
See freight.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shipment
Example Sentences
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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 Monday, the island received a new shipment of humanitarian aid from Mexico -- its fifth from Mexico's left-wing government since February.
From Barron's • 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
Jason Turek, a fourth-generation grower of sweet corn in New York state, has watched his freight cost per shipment jump from $4,000 last year to roughly $6,600 this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Now that I thought of it, it could have been his final shipment.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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