shipment
pronunciation
How to pronounce shipment in British English:
UK [ˈʃɪpmənt]
How to pronounce shipment in American English:
US [ˈʃɪpmənt]
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- Noun:
- goods carried by a large vehicle
- the act of sending off something
Word Origin
- shipment (n.)
- 1802, "act of shipping;" 1861, "that which is shipped;" see ship (v.) + -ment.
Example
- 1. There were also reports that the shipment contained mortar shells and munitions for rocket-propelled grenades .
- 2. Then , as the shipment eventually sailed , war broke out between india and pakistan .
- 3. The shipment was bound for nigeria , purportedly from two embassies in nairobithat do not exist .
- 4. Ja solar lowered its 2011 shipment outlook to 1.6 gigawatts from 1.8 gigawatts .
- 5. Goods are sorted , labelled and even placed in display towers for direct shipment to stores .