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tran⋅ship

  [tran-ship]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -shipped, -ship⋅ping.
transship.
Related forms:
tran⋅ship⋅ment, noun
tran⋅ship⋅per, noun

trans⋅ship

  [trans-ship] verb, -shipped, -ship⋅ping.
–verb (used with object)
1. to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
–verb (used without object)
2. to change from one ship or other conveyance to another.
Also, tranship.

Origin:
1785–95; trans- + ship

Related forms:
trans⋅ship⋅ment, noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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tran·ship   (trān-shĭp')   
v.  Variant of transship.
trans·ship   (trāns-shĭp')   
tr. & intr.v.   trans·shipped also tran·shipped, trans·ship·ping also tran·ship·ping, trans·ships also tran·ships
To transfer or be transferred from one conveyance to another for reshipment.
trans·ship'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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