shipments

noun

Definition of shipmentsnext
plural of shipment
as in cargoes

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  1. cargoes
  2. packages
  3. bales
  4. packets
  5. payloads
  6. parcels
Noun
  • The leggings are also two of Oprah’s go-to pant styles — comfy joggers and cargos — joined together in a single pair.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Another company, Venture Global through the Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana, sold 360 cargoes to the spot market since the Russian invasion occurred.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of cargoes
Noun
  • The kilogram-sized packages were marked with luxury brand names and symbols, including Moet and Louis Vuitton.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Comparatively, 5 percent of condo or townhouse tenants and 3 percent of Americans who live in single-family homes are at risk of having their packages stolen.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of packages
Noun
  • India’s production decreased by -500,000 bales to 24 million.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bales
Noun
  • Federal drug safety officials advised against viral honey packets containing potentially unregulated ingredients.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Strings of old beer cans and potato chip packets, designed to scare away elephants, adorn the walls of roadside homes.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of packets
Noun
  • Apollo is tailored for mass manufacturability and is designed to function in collaborative environments with high payloads and safety standards.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Moreover, Dive-XL’s open-systems architecture ensures compatibility with third-party payloads, empowering operators to continuously upgrade and customize the platform as new technologies emerge.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • Kentucky coffee trees are ideal for large parcels of land or parks.
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In the weeks since issuing his judgment, Carter incessantly pushed VA officials and the veteran plaintiffs’ housing experts to quickly produce modular units on the parking lot of UCLA’s Jackie Robinson stadium and other vacant parcels on the campus.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of parcels
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