waybill, way bill
a document used as a receipt for goods. Unlike a bill of lading it is not a document of title. This document is also synonymous with liner waybill, ocean waybill, or sea waybill, the carrier's list of goods despatched, given to sender as receipt and acknowledgement of obligation to deliver them at the agreed destination, NB! "BILL OF LADING" and "WAYBILL" are not synonymous; they designate two different documents. Nevertheless, these two documents are interchangeable for the purposes stated in the definition (waybill