noun
- an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- a quantity of freight or cargo shipped at one time.
- something that is shipped.
noun
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- goods shipped together as part of the same lota shipment of grain
- (as modifier)a shipment schedule
- the act of shipping cargo
n.1802, “act of shipping;” 1861, “that which is shipped;” see ship (v.) + -ment.