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| chest |
a durable box with a lid and often with a lock, used for storage or shipping. [1/4 definitions] |
| collect on delivery |
a method of ordering or shipping goods in which payment is made, usu. in cash, when the goods are delivered; c.o.d. [1/2 definitions] |
| crate |
a container for packing and shipping, usu. made of rough wood slats. [1/3 definitions] |
| fourth-class |
of or relating to a class next below the third, as for mailing, shipping, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| freight |
goods or cargo shipped by commercial transport, or the fee charged for such shipping. [1/6 definitions] |
| landlocked |
lacking access to the sea, as some smaller bodies of water or a country whose shipping must cross other countries in order to reach a seaport. [1/2 definitions] |
| line1 |
a transportation system, such as a shipping line, rail line, or bus line, or a particular route taken by vehicles in the system. [1/21 definitions] |
| marine |
of or concerning ships or shipping; nautical. [1/7 definitions] |
| navigation |
traffic by ship, esp. commercial shipping. [1/4 definitions] |
| parcel |
a thing or group of things wrapped or packed together for carrying or shipping; package. [1/4 definitions] |
| roundup |
the herding of cattle for branding or shipping to market. [1/3 definitions] |
| sailing |
of or pertaining to ships or shipping. [1/6 definitions] |
| shipment |
the act of shipping cargo. [1/2 definitions] |
| shipper |
a person in the business of sending and delivering goods; shipping agent. |
| shipping clerk |
an employee who attends to the shipping and receiving of goods and merchandise. |
| state socialism |
the theory, doctrine, or practice of a planned economy controlled by the state and based on state ownership of major shipping lines, public utilities, and basic industries. |
| terminal |
either end of a railway, shipping line, bus route, or the like, or a town at this place. [1/11 definitions] |
| tonnage |
the total shipping of a country or port according to this measure. [1/4 definitions] |
| waybill |
a document that accompanies the goods it lists and that includes shipping instructions. |
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