dispatch, despatch, shipment
(noun) the act of sending off something
cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
(noun) goods carried by a large vehicle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shipment (countable and uncountable, plural shipments)
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
Source: Wiktionary
Ship"ment, n.
1. The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West.
2. That which is shipped. The question is, whether the share of M. in the shipment is exempted from condemnation by reason of his neutral domicle. Story.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.