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shipping

/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The transportation of goods. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Passage or transport on a ship. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services. (countable, uncountable) · The shipping is included in the quoted price.
  5. Navigation. (countable, uncountable)

Plural shippings

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“I was not sure whether I had left it here or in the Shipping Office.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 6 · C1
The shipping container is so ordinary that we hardly notice it, yet it has quietly reshaped the world economy.
The Steel Box That Changed the World, p. 1 · C1

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