Overseas Definition–adverb | 1. | over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas. | –adjective | 2. | of or pertaining to passage over the sea: overseas travel. | | 3. | situated beyond the sea: overseas territories.
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| | 4. | pertaining to countries, associations, activities, etc., beyond the sea: overseas military service; overseas commitments. | –noun | 5. | (used with a singular verb ) countries or territories across the sea or ocean. | |
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Shipping Definition–noun | 1. | the act or business of a person or thing that ships. | | 2. | a number of ships, esp. merchant ships, taken as a whole; tonnage. | |
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