Shipping
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ship
(2): ( a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.
(3): ( a.) Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.
(4): ( n.) The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.
(5): ( n.) The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.
(6): ( n.) Navigation.
King James Dictionary [2]
Ship'Ping, ppr.
1. Putting on board of a ship or vessel receiving on board. 2. a. Relating to ships as shipping concerns.
Ship'Ping, n. Ships in general ships or vessels of any kind for navigation. The shipping of the English nation exceeds that of any other. The tunnage of shipping belonging to the United States is second only to that of Great Britain.
