noun
1 quantity of goods sent from one place to another
ADJECTIVE
▪ aid , arms , drug , food , fuel , oil , weapons , etc.
▪ cargo ( esp. AmE )
▪ large , massive
▪ illegal
VERB + SHIPMENT
▪ get , receive
▪ deliver , send
▪
a contract to deliver large ~s of bananas
▪ track
▪
Customers can track a ~ over the Web.
▪ escort
▪
An armed patrol boat will escort the ~.
▪ intercept , seize
▪
Customs officers have seized a large ~ of cocaine.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of arms
▪ ~ from
▪
to arrange a ~ from India
▪
Shipments from China are up 15%.
2 act of transporting goods
ADJECTIVE
▪ bulk
▪ direct ( esp. AmE )
VERB + SHIPMENT
▪ await
▪
large quantities of food awaiting ~ to the worst-affected areas
▪ arrange , begin , make
▪ ban , halt , stop , suspend
▪ resume
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
illegal ~ of arms to the Third World