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Shipping vs Seaway - What's the difference?

shipping | seaway |

As nouns the difference between shipping and seaway

is that shipping is the transportation of goods while seaway is (nautical) a lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.

As a verb shipping

is .

shipping

English

(wikipedia shipping)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
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  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • God send 'em good shipping .
    Derived terms
    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    • seaway

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) a lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route
  • (nautical) an inland waterway used by seagoing shipping
  • (nautical) the headway of a vessel