shipping /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ noun6 •The transportation of goods. •Passage or transport on a ship. •The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.The shipping is included in the quoted price. •The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.Our overplus of shipping will we burn; / And, with the rest full-mann’d, from the head of Actium / Beat the approaching Caesar. — 1606 •(slang) The desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters, to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. •Navigation.God send 'em good shipping. — 1590 formsshippings