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Definition of "shipment" []

  • The act or an instance of shipping goods. (noun)
  • A quantity of goods or cargo that are shipped together. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shipment" in a sentence
  • "Well, a day later, my shipment is also still sitting in the Amazon warehouse."
  • "Parcel will be just 10-20 kg and value of shipment is around 2,000 USD."
  • "He shows them how to employ diversionary tactics, including "accidentally" sinking an old boat on the Atlantic coast when a big drug shipment is coming in on the Gulf."