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transport vs shipping

shipping vs transport

transport and shipping both are nouns.

transport is a verb but shipping is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transport Yes No Yes No
shipping Yes No No No
As nouns, transport and shipping are synonyms defined as:
  • transport and shipping: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
Other synonyms of transport include transportation.
As nouns, shipping is a hyponym of transport; that is, shipping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: something that serves as a means of transportation
  • shipping: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
transport (noun) shipping (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the act of moving something from one location to another conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
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
transport (verb) shipping (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 transport and shipping

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