The aim of this activity is to measure the number of words that you know on this topic. Below is a list of words related to this topic. Some of them are real English words, but some are wrong. Click on the ones that are real, and ignore the wrong ones. Clicking real words will increase your score, but clicking wrong ones will decrease it. When you have finished, click on the 'Check Answer' button. The program will give you feedback and advice on which words you need to learn.
Your score:
The real words of the wrong words are shown in blue.
advance (freight)
propaid (freight) prepaid
advice (of shipment / note)
consignment
backed (note)
backhaul
barrel
batch (number)
bearant bearer
berth
bonded
bulk
carrier
charter (party)
clearance
consilar consular
consolidation
consignee
consignor
container
cubbiccubic
declared (value)
departure
destination
dock
docker (UK)
longshoreman (US)
dunnage
excess luggage (UK)
excess baggage (US)
floor-rate flat-rate
forwarding
goods train (UK)
freight train (US)
goods wagon (UK)
freight car (US)
goods yard (UK)
freight yard (US)
gramme (UK)
gram (US)
gross
haulage
interland overland
landing
litre (UK)
liter (US)
lorry (UK)
truck (US)
lot
luggage (UK)
baggage (US)
metre (UK)
meter (US)
mile
millimetre
moorige moorage
net (tonnage/weight)
ounce
outward journey
overload
payloud payload
port -
harbour (UK)
harbor (US)
porterage
poste restante (UK)
general delivery (US)
pound
preferential (rate)
proliminary (inspection) preliminary (inspection)
protective (duty)
quay
reefer
single ticket (UK)
one-way ticket (US)
slot
stow
tare
tolerense tolerance
ton
transship
uncharging (permit) discharging
unpacked
waybill
wharf
Match the word to the definition
Fill in the gap with the best word.
Consolidation
is the best way to bring together many small shipments, often from different shippers, into large shipment quantities.
(Answer: consolidation )
A freight movement in a direction (or lane) of secondary importance or light demand is called
backhaul.
(Answer: backhaul )
A
reefer
is a refrigerated container.
(Answer: reefer )
Dunnage
is wood and packaging materials used to keep cargo in place inside a container or transportation vehicle.
(Answer: dunnage )
The place for a container onboard a container ship is called the
slot
.
(Answer: slot )
An individual or firm to whom freight is shipped is called the
consignee
.
(Answer: consignee )
The charge made for the work of carrying supplies, goods etc is called
porterage
.
(Answer: porterage )
Excess luggage in the UK is known as excess
baggage
in the US.
(Answer: baggage )
In the UK a labourer on shipping docks is known as a docker but in the US in known as a
longshoreman.
(Answer: longshoreman )
Transship
is to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
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