SHIPPING

[noun] [U]Shipping is ships considered as a group, or the sending of goods from one place to another, esp. by ship.This stretch of water is heavily used by shipping.The cost is $205 plus $3 for shipping (= the sending of goods).The fruit is picked and artificially ripened before shipping (= being sent from one place to another). -ship (RANK) [suffix] - having the rank, position, skill or relationship of the stated typelordshippartnershipcraftsmanshipfriendship