transship

T1R1A1N1S1S1H4I1P3
/tɹænzˈʃɪp/

verb

To transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

Similar
transload
OriginEnglish ship ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns- →
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Meanings

verbtransship (third-person singular simple present transships, present participle transshipping, simple past and past participle transshipped)

present singular third person transships · participle present transshipping · participle past transshipped · past transshipped · alternative tranship · alternative trans-ship

  1. transitiveTo transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

    Synonyms: transload

  2. intransitiveTo be transferred from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

Similar
transload
Also see
transload

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishship
  10. Englishtransship

From trans- + ship.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transship

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Cite this entry
APA

transship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transship

MLA

“transship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transship.

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