ship out

phrasal verb

shipped out; shipping out; ships out
: to leave one place and go to another for military duties
The troops will be shipping out next month.

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The skirts that passed muster would be put through a metal detector—to insure that there were no stray needles—then folded, packed, and shipped out to the port on trucks. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Since then, Redtail has shipped out four vans, ranging from $565,000 to $600,000 depending on add-ons. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 For course trainees, a drop in body fat could mean shipping out to begin a career in the Army within days. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 Swag itself opened with a respectable 163,000 overall units back in July despite having few physical album sales since his physical units hadn’t shipped out yet. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ship out

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“Ship out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20out. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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