shipping company

noun

UK /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈkʌmpəni/

US /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈkʌmpəni/

A shipping company is a business that carries things from one place to another.

The shipping company delivered the boxes to our house.

SYNONYMS

carrier freight company transport company courier service delivery firm

RELATED WORDS

cargo package truck ship delivery

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A business that owns and operates ships.

The shipping company sent its ships across the ocean.

3. A firm that arranges for goods to be sent by sea, air, or land.

We hired a shipping company to move our furniture abroad.

4. A company that provides postal or parcel delivery services.

The shipping company promised the parcel would arrive on Friday.