/ English Dictionary

SHIPMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of sending off something

Synonyms:

despatch; dispatch; shipment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shipment" is a kind of...):

departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shipment"):

reshipment (the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship))

Derivation:

ship (transport commercially)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Goods carried by a large vehicle

Synonyms:

cargo; consignment; freight; lading; load; loading; payload; shipment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shipment" is a kind of...):

merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)

Derivation:

ship (transport commercially)

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