English > shipping: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials. |
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| Synonyms | transportation, transport |
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| Category of | off-line | not on a regular route of a transportation system |
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| on-line, online | On a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system |
| Part of | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
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| Narrower | air transportation, air transport | transportation by air |
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| express, expressage | rapid transport of goods |
| ferry, ferrying | transport by boat or aircraft |
| freight, freightage | transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates |
| hauling, trucking, truckage | The activity of transporting goods by truck |
| navigation | ship traffic |
| Broader | commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects |
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| Spanish | embarque, transporte |
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| Catalan | transport |
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| Verbs | ship | transport commercially |
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