TRANSSHIPMENT

transshipment

(noun) the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

transshipment (countable and uncountable, plural transshipments)

(countable, uncountable) The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another.

(uncountable, countable) The shipment of goods via an intermediate destination.

Anagrams

• transhipments

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*ship"ment, n.

Definition: The act of transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one ship or conveyance to another. [Written also transhipment.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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