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TRANSSHIPMENT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transshipment" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transfer; transferral; transport; transportation (the act of moving something from one location to another)
Derivation:
transship (transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another)