Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antishipping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-ship-ping
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Countering shipping.

adj

The activities of antishippers.

Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of antiship

Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] and passed an antishipping liquor law which prohibits the carrying or shipping of liquors for beverage purposes […]"
"The Luftwaffe also conducted antishipping offensive operations, which ranged over vast areas, from France to far out over the Atlantic in great operational arcs emanating from Germany and Norway."

Etymology

From anti- + shipping.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

anti-shipping (alternative)

Phrases

anti-ship anti-shipped anti-shipper pro-shipped pro-shipper pro-shipping pro-ship

Frequently Paired Words

anti-ship antiship anti-shipped antishipped anti-shipper antishipper pro-shipped proshipped

Questions

What does antishipping mean?: Countering shipping.
Where does antishipping come from?: From anti- + shipping.

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