break-bulk

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

break-bulk (not comparable)

  1. Of cargo: heterogeneous in size, shape, and handling requirements; neither bulk nor containerized.
    Hypernym: noncontainerized (often synonymous)
    • 2006, Brian J. Cudahy, Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World, page 9:
      Break-bulk cargo is characterized by its multiplicity and diversity. […] In break-bulk service, a cargo ship might carry barrels of cooking oil, ... cartons..., bales ..., bags ..., and so on.

Noun[edit]

break-bulk (plural break-bulks)

  1. A ship that carries cargo in miscellaneous small containers.
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