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Webster 1913 Edition


Shipment

Ship′ment

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process of shipping;
as, he was engaged in the
shipment
of coal for London; an active
shipment
of wheat from the West
.
2.
That which is shipped.
The question is, whether the share of M. in the
shipment
is exempted from condemnation by reason of his neutral domicle.
Story.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shipment

SHIP'MENT

,
Noun.
1. The act of putting any thing on board of another ship or vessel; embarkation; as, he engaged in the shipment of coal for London.
2. The goods or things shipped, or put on board of another ship or vessel. We say, the merchants have made large shipments to the United States.
The question is whether the share of M in the shipment is exempted from the condemnation by reason of his nuetral domicil. J. Story.

Definition 2024


shipment

shipment

English

Noun

shipment (countable and uncountable, plural shipments)

  1. a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
    • We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.
  2. the act of transporting goods
    • Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

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