bulk carrier

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bulk carrier (plural bulk carriers)

  1. (nautical) Any ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship) designed to carry unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its holds.
    Synonym: bulker
    • 2022 November 16, Nigel Harris, “Endless news... little context”, in RAIL, number 970, page 3:
      Otherwise, overseas coking coal will be moved to the UK by bulk ocean carrier, which are among the filthiest polluting objects on the face of the Earth we seek to protect.

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