tranship
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- transhipment noun
- transhipper noun
Example Sentences
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There was no time to tranship men--to leave the monster to its fate--empty--an idle prey.
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But an inspector of police is not necessarily a weather prophet, and now the close-drawn curtains forbade any view, so it was decided that I tranship to the single daily train.
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"Then you can tranship your goods outside or I'll take them on, as you like."
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The people on board only saw the expected pilot brig approaching, as no doubt they habitually did, to within a biscuit-toss, to tranship the pilot.
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We could then on arrival tranship to her, and send the steamer back without letting those on board know anything of our errand.
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