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Meaning of shipment – Learner’s Dictionary

shipment
noun
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/ˈʃɪpmənt/ us

shipment noun (AMOUNT)

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an amount of goods sent from one place to another, especially by ship:
The first shipments of food arrived this month.

shipment noun (SEND SOMEWHERE)

the movement of goods or industrial products from one place to another, especially by ship:
the shipment of nuclear waste

(Definition of shipment from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of shipment

in Chinese (Traditional)
運輸的貨物, 運輸, 裝運…
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运输的货物, 运输, 装运…
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envío, cargamento [masculine, singular]…
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embarque, remessa [feminine]…
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yükleme, gemi ile nakil, sevk…
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cargaison [feminine], cargaison, expédition (par bateau/mer)…
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積（つ）み荷（に）…
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scheepslading, vervoer per schip…
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lodní náklad, lodní přeprava…
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sending, sende med skib…
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muatan kapal, pengapalan…
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จำนวนสินค้าที่ขนส่งทางเรือ, การขนส่งสินค้าทางเรือ…
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hàng gửi, việc gửi hàng bằng đường biển…
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transport, dostawa, przewóz…
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sändning, [skepps]last, skeppning…
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kiriman, penghantaran…
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die Schiffsladung, die Verschiffung…
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forsendelse [masculine], last [masculine], forsendelse…
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вантаж, партія товарів, відправка…
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