"misshipment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misshipments [plural]
Etymology: mis- + shipment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|shipment}} mis- + shipment Head templates: {{en-noun}} misshipment (plural misshipments)
  1. A shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping.
    Sense id: en-misshipment-en-noun-hOWisNsG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1913, Atlantic Reporter - Volumes 85-86, page 162",
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          "ref": "1993 October, Janet Bodnar, “Books”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 47, number 10, page 122",
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        {
          "ref": "2000, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 270",
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          "ref": "2017, Paul Gardiner, Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approach, page 233",
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