shipment
noun/ˈʃɪpmənt/
/ˈʃɪpmənt/
- [uncountable] the process of sending goods from one place to another
- The goods are ready for shipment.
- the illegal shipment of arms
- shipment costs
Extra Examples- large quantities of food awaiting shipment to the worst affected areas
- taken to Aqaba in Jordan for onward shipment to Brazil
- Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulk
- direct
- await
- arrange
- begin
- …
- shipment to
- [countable] a load of goods that are sent from one place to another
- arms shipments
- a shipment of arms
Extra Examples- Customers can track a shipment online.
- Customs officers have seized a large shipment of cocaine.
- a contract to deliver large shipments of bananas
- Shipments of cars to Middle East markets have risen steadily.
- There is to be a new EU directive on shipments of hazardous waste.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aid
- arms
- drug
- …
- get
- receive
- deliver
- …
- shipment of
- shipment from
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