shippingsystem
nounUK /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
US /ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
A shipping system is the way people and machines work together to send packages from one place to another.
The online store uses a shipping system to send toys to kids all over the country.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The set of rules and steps a company follows to pack and send orders.
Our shipping system makes sure every box is labeled before it leaves the store.
3. A computer program that helps track where packages are and when they will arrive.
The shipping system showed that my gift would arrive on Friday.
4. The network of trucks, ships, and planes used to move goods between places.
The country built a strong shipping system so food could travel to every town.