Meaning Of Shipping

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Ship

a.

Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.

a.

Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

n.

The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

n.

The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

n.

Navigation.