shipping

Goods in transit

Shipping is the transport of goods, especially by sea: international shipping costs, shipping and handling.

The word covers the industry, the process, and the vessels themselves: enemy shipping.

In internet fandom, shipping means supporting a romantic relationship between characters—real or fictional—whether the pairing exists in canon or only in fans' imagination: I'm shipping those two so hard.

freight

cargo

Transported goods

haulage · containerization · load · tanker · reefer · pallets · crates · tonnage · manifest · bill of lading

parcel

package

Wrapped item for delivery

box · mail · postage · envelope · label · recipient · sender · address · fragile · bubblewrap

maritime

vessel

Receptacle for contents

  • portDocking place for ships
  • harborSafe anchorage for ships
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge

anchor · freighter · captain · crew · seafaring · voyage · fleet · nautical · bow · stern

logistics

supply chain

Product delivery infrastructure

inventory · procurement · dispatching · tracking · routing · optimization · last-mile · third-party · just-in-time · picking

trade

import

Obtain from overseas

duties · international · cross-border · trade routes · embargo · free trade · quota · clearance · broker · bonded

fandom

pairing

Joining two together

  • OTPDisposable login credential
  • fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
  • canonAccepted authoritative works

fandom · slash · endgame · fan art · headcanon · slow burn · stan · feels

Categories
Opposites
delivery method

shippingpickup

Small open-bed truck

in-store pickup · curbside pickup · click and collect · carry-out · will call

possession transfer

shippingkeeping

Holding in custody

retaining · holding · storing · receiving · storage

product release

shippingholding

Maintaining physical possession

delaying · shelving · withholding · vaporware · cancellation

Phrases
Family

reshipping, shipping lanes, shipping lane, shipping containers, shipping container, shipping companies, shipping company

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