shipping terminal

noun

1. A place where goods are received, stored, loaded, or unloaded for transport, especially at a port, airport, or railway station.

   B1

   countable

   • "The truck delivered the boxes to the shipping terminal."B1

2. A facility at a port where ships are loaded and unloaded and cargo is transferred between different forms of transport.

   B2

   countableformal

   • "The container ship arrived at the shipping terminal early this morning."B1
   • "Delays at the shipping terminal disrupted the movement of goods throughout the region."C1
   • "The shipping terminal is located near the port."B1