to reship

6.9

To put goods back on a ship or move them to another ship

verb
/ˌriːˈʃɪp/

Specialized

: reexpedir

The company had to reship the damaged goods after they arrived at the wrong warehouse.

Examples

After the storm disrupted shipping routes, we needed to reship the cargo to ensure timely delivery.
A lot of us headed back to the staging system to reship and come back, but I didn't get a chance to come back to the battlefield.

Blog text (22)
To fulfill the order, we will reship the items from our East Coast warehouse to the West Coast customer.

Synonyms

to ship

vsto reship

347 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

describes the specific act of reloading cargo onto sea vessels

to transfer

vsto reship

82 3.0

To change from one vehicle to another during a trip

focuses on repeating loading onto sea vessels or shifting cargo between them

to freight

vsto reship

3 3.9

To send goods by ship, train, or plane

is the narrow action of loading again or moving cargo between sea vessels

to transship

vsto reship

Specialized

1 8.0

To move goods from one ship or vehicle onto another while on the way

is limited to putting cargo back onto a sea vessel or between sea vessels

Antonyms

to discharge

12 4.4

Take people or things out of a vehicle by unloading

to unship

Specialized

1 8.0

To remove goods and equipment from a ship or take items off where they are fixed

Surface Forms

reship infinitive

reshipped past

reshipped past participle

reshipping present participle

reships third person singular

Morphology

reship = ship (transparent) = re + ship

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or renewed performance of the verb 'ship'.

Etymology

The word reship comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and ship, so it literally means to put goods on a ship again. That is why to reship cargo is to load it again or to move it from one ship to another.