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shipping vs transport

transport vs shipping

shipping and transport both are nouns.

shipping is not a verb while transport is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shipping Yes No No No
transport Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shipping and transport are synonyms defined as:
  • shipping and transport: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Other synonyms of shipping include transportation.
As nouns, transport is a hypernym of shipping; that is, transport is a word with a broader meaning than shipping:
  • shipping: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
  • transport: something that serves as a means of transportation
Other hypernyms of shipping include conveyance.
shipping (noun) transport (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry the act of moving something from one location to another
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
shipping (verb) transport (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
send from one person or place to another
hold spellbound
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport commercially
Difference between shipping and transport

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