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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for shipping

Noun

1. transportation, shipping, transport, commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
usage: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
2. shipping, cargo ships, merchant marine, merchant vessels, conveyance, transport
usage: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

Verb

1. transport, send, ship, move, displace
usage: transport commercially
2. ship, hire, engage, employ
usage: hire for work on a ship
3. embark, ship, board, get on
usage: go on board
4. ship, travel, journey
usage: travel by ship
5. ship, put, set, place, pose, position, lay
usage: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
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