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transshipment vs transport

transport vs transshipment

transshipment and transport both are nouns.

transshipment is not a verb while transport is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transshipment Yes No No No
transport Yes No Yes No
As nouns, transport is a hypernym of transshipment; that is, transport is a word with a broader meaning than transshipment:
  • transshipment: the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
  • transport: the act of moving something from one location to another
Other hypernyms of transshipment include conveyance, transfer, transferral, transportation.
transshipment (noun) transport (noun)
the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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
transshipment (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 transshipment and transport

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