Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ship.

2. (a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shipping concerns.

3. (a.) Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

4. (n.) The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

5. (n.) The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

6. (n.) Navigation.