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Shipping

(n) /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
Shipping

Meaning

Ships considered collectively, especially those in a particular area or belonging to a particular country.

Pronunciation

UK ˈʃɪpɪŋ

US ˈʃɪpɪŋ

Example Sentences

  • Thanks to mass production, even after shipping costs they still [won't] end up being too costly.
  • In turn, fog has affected many human activities, such as shipping, travel, and warfare.
  • Navy during the Vietnam War there is still a threat to shipping today.
  • The man who created the [Reese's] Peanut Butter Cup was a farmer, by the name of [Harry] [Burnett] [Reese], who was a former shipping foreman and dairy farmer for [Milton] [Snavely] Hershey, the founder of Hershey's chocolate.
  • These migrations are dangerous because whales must cross busy shipping lanes and avoid fishing nets.

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