anti-shippingadj.
/ˌantɪˈʃɪpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈʃɪpɪŋ/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈʃɪpɪŋ/, /ˌæn(t)əˈʃɪpɪŋ/ 1. U.S. That prohibits or limits the shipping of merchandise, esp. of alcoholic drink into a particular jurisdiction.
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1897 Senate Jrnl. 2nd. Sess. Legislature State Utah 387 We recommend that the Senate concur in the House amendment whereby the ‘anti-shipping clause’ was retained in the act.
1919 Pure Products Aug. 368 Seven Eastern Shore counties have an anti-shipping law.
c2000 www.wine-lovers-page.com (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 3 Sept. 2000) Although state anti-shipping laws are often presented as being intended to prevent tax losses, deter sales to children or keep alcohol out of ‘dry’ areas, this is simply not the case.
2. Of military action, equipment, measures, etc.: directed against shipping.
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1941 Times of India 31 Mar. 6/4 The Admiralty..have had about three weeks of unadulterated anti-shipping Blitzkrieg and, like London, they are confident they can ‘take it’ and beat it.
1971 New Scientist 3 June 567/1 The anti-shipping submarine..may from time to time have to expose some portion of itself.
1993 E. Thomas in F. H. Hinsley & A. Stripp Codebreakers iii. 48 The recovery of Malta as a base for anti-shipping operations.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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