shipping pneumonia
- noun
- /ˈʃɪpɪŋ nuˈmoʊniə/
- Specialized
- If calves are not properly cared for during transport, they may develop shipping pneumonia.
Examples
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Proper ventilation in trailers can help prevent shipping pneumonia in livestock.
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Several cases of shipping pneumonia were reported after the long journey to the new farm.
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Many farmers worry about shipping pneumonia in their livestock.
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The recent outbreak of shipping pneumonia affected several herds.
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If calves are not properly cared for during transport, they may develop shipping pneumonia.
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Proper ventilation in trailers can help prevent shipping pneumonia in livestock.
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Several cases of shipping pneumonia were reported after the long journey to the new farm.
Synonyms
A serious illness in cattle or sheep after long travel that causes high fever and lung infection
Antonyms
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1.0
The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally built from 'shipping' (transporting animals) and 'pneumonia' (a lung infection), so its meaning — pneumonia occurring or contracted during transport of livestock — is directly inferable from the parts. Although it is a veterinary technical term, the modifier + disease pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand it.
Etymology
Shipping pneumonia comes from the simple image of animals getting ill after a long move. The word shipping means being moved and pneumonia is a lung infection, so the phrase refers to the lung sickness animals catch 'during transport' when they are tired or stressed.