Meaning of shipping In English

• 0 ships considered as a group:

  • This stretch of water is heavily used by shipping.

  • The cost is $205 plus $3 for shipping.

  • The fruit is picked and artificially ripened before shipping.

• 1 ships as a group, or the business of transporting things:

  • Shipping along the St. Lawrence River takes goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the heart of Canada.

  • You’ll be billed $15.95 plus shipping.

• 2 the process or business of sending or transporting goods:

  • There is a lot of competition in the shipping business these days.

  • He runs a big shipping company.

  • How much do we pay for shipping?

  • There's been a big increase in online shipping.

• 3 ships in general:

  • The storms were a danger to all shipping along that coast.

  • The canal was closed to merchant shipping.

  • All shipping routes were closed.