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unshipping

unshipping

5.6
To remove goods from a ship or vehicle
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈʃɪpɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • After a long journey, the crew began the unshipping of supplies from the vessel.

Examples

  • The unshipping of the cargo was delayed due to heavy rain at the dock.

  • Efficient unshipping is essential to keep the port operations running smoothly.

  • The unshipping began at dawn.

  • They completed the unshipping process quickly.

  • The unshipping of the cargo was delayed due to heavy rain at the dock.

  • After a long journey, the crew began the unshipping of supplies from the vessel.

  • Efficient unshipping is essential to keep the port operations running smoothly.

Synonyms

unloading
vsunshipping
7 2.0

Removing goods from a vehicle like a truck or ship

is focused on removing cargo from ships or vehicles, not containers

Antonyms

shipping
187 3.1

Business of moving goods by sea using large boats

Surface Forms

unshipping singular
unshippings plural

Morphology

unshipping = unship (transparent) = un + ship + ing

Formed by applying the productive verb-forming prefix 'un-' to 'ship' (reverse the action) and adding '-ing' to make the action/state; the meaning is directly deducible.

Etymology

The word unshipping comes from the prefix un- meaning 'reverse' and ship meaning 'to put goods on a ship', and it works like familiar words such as unload or unpack, so unshipping is the act of taking cargo or goods off a ship or vehicle.