shipping company en · NOUN
Meanings
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A company whose main line of business is ownership and operation of ships.
Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset by weather and tide.
1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 264:
- A line (the body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipping companies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
de Schiffahrtsgesellschaft (company) · nb rederi (company) · de Schiffahrtsunternehmen (company) · sv rederi (company) · fi laivanvarustamo (company) · fi varustamo (company) · nn reiarlag (company) · nl rederij (company) · da rederi (company) · de Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (company) · de Reederei (company) · de Schifffahrtsunternehmen (company) · es naviera (company)