| shipping | | |
| n. (act) | 1. shipping, transport, transportation | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials. |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ air transport, air transportation | transportation by air. |
| ~ navigation | ship traffic.; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts" |
| ~ hauling, trucking, truckage | the activity of transporting goods by truck. |
| ~ freight, freightage | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates. |
| ~ expressage, express | rapid transport of goods. |
| ~ ferrying, ferry | transport by boat or aircraft. |
| ~ on-line, online | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system.; "on-line industries" |
| ~ off-line | not on a regular route of a transportation system.; "an off-line ticket office" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels, shipping | conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry. |
| ~ transport, conveyance | something that serves as a means of transportation. |
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