Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
transship [trans-ship] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), trans·shipped, trans·ship·ping.
- to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
verb (used without object), trans·shipped, trans·ship·ping.
- to change from one ship or other conveyance to another.
Also tranship. Origin of transship First recorded in 1785–95; trans- + ship1 Related formstrans·ship·ment, noun Related Words for transshipping ship, dump, smuggle, transport, consign, freight, convey, transship Examples from the Web for transshipping Historical Examples of transshipping
They went to the agent’s office, and after transshipping their cargo set out one morning for Don Luis’ finca.
Harold Bindloss
Jolo, however, remained an important port and a transshipping station to Mindanao until a late date.
Najeeb M. Saleeby
British Dictionary definitions for transshipping transship tranship verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped
- to transfer or be transferred from one vessel or vehicle to another
Derived Formstransshipment or transhipment, noun