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transshipment

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transloading

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The shipment of goods via an intermediate destination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English shipment English transshipment From trans- + shipment.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: претоварване (pretovarvane) — The transfer of goods
  • Danish: omlasting — The transfer of goods
  • Dutch: doorvoer — The transfer of goods
  • Indonesian: pindah muatan — The transfer of goods
  • Indonesian: pemunggahan — The transfer of goods
  • Macedonian: пре́товар (prétovar) — The transfer of goods
  • Macedonian: претовару́вање (pretovarúvanje) — The transfer of goods
  • Macedonian: префрлу́вање (prefrlúvanje) — The transfer of goods
  • Norwegian Bokmål: omlasting — The transfer of goods
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: omlasting — The transfer of goods
  • Polish: przeładunek — The transfer of goods
  • Romanian: transbordare — The transfer of goods
  • Spanish: transbordo — The transfer of goods
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