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transship

/tɹænzˈʃɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
trans-ship
IPA
/tɹænzˈʃɪp/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

Transitive verb

verb

To be transferred from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English ship English transship From trans- + ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transships (present, singular) transshipping (participle, present) transshipped (participle, past) transshipped (past) tranship (alternative) trans-ship (alternative)

Derived Forms

transshipment

Synonyms

transload

Homonyms

tranship

Rhymes With

ship -ship trip take ship research ship tip hip factory ship strip chip slip rip

Questions

How do you pronounce transship?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænzˈʃɪp/.
What does transship mean?
To transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment.
Where does transship come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English ship English transship From trans- + ship.

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