dunnage
Shipping container stuffing
Dunnage is loose material—wood, padding, mats, or inflatable bags—used to protect cargo during shipping.
It fills gaps, prevents shifting, and cushions goods against damage: They packed dunnage around the crates before the container was sealed.
The term extends to any packing material or, informally, to personal belongings or baggage.
Material for cushioning
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- foamBubble-filled substance
- bubble-wrapAir-filled packing material
airbags · corrugated · inflatable · excelsior · peanuts · shims · wedges · chocks
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- ladingGoods carried aboard
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
- palletStackable freight platform
crate · manifest · consignment · bulkhead · goods · load · haul · merchandise
Ship stability material
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- holdMaintain in grasp
- lashingBeating or binding
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
shipshape · seaworthy · deckhand · hull · keel · berth · dockside · stevedore
Moving people or goods
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- airfreightGoods sent by plane
- transitMovement between places
haulage · conveyance · dispatch · delivery · carrier · transshipment · waybill · warehousing
padding
Material for cushioning
bubble-wrap · airbags · corrugated · inflatable · excelsior · peanuts · shims · wedges · chocks · separator
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- ladingGoods carried aboard
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
pallet · crate · manifest · consignment · bulkhead · goods · load · haul · merchandise · securing
ballast
Ship stability material
mooring · shipshape · seaworthy · deckhand · hull · keel · berth · dockside · stevedore · longshoreman
transportation
Moving people or goods
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- airfreightGoods sent by plane
transit · haulage · conveyance · dispatch · delivery · carrier · transshipment · waybill · warehousing · distribution
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
- packing suppliesbubble wrap, packing tape, cardboard box, shipping box, packing peanuts
- cargo handlingforklifts, pallets, crates, containers, loaders
- distillingdistillation, distillery, distiller, pot still, distilleries
- shipping suppliespallets, crates, cardboard boxes, corrugated boxes, shrink wrap
dunnagecargo
Transported goods
contents · shipment · valuables · fragile goods · breakables