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breakbulk

breakbulk is the alternative spelling of break-bulk.

Meaning of break-bulk

Adjective

break-bulk (not comparable)

  1. Of cargo: heterogeneous in size, shape, and handling requirements; neither bulk nor containerized.
    • 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.2006, Brian J. Cudahy, Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World, page 9

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Forms of breakbulk

pluralbreakbulks

Questions about breakbulk

What is breakbulk the alternative spelling of?
Breakbulk is the alternative spelling of break-bulk.

Words near breakbulk in the dictionary

  1. breakbone fever
  2. breakbones
  3. breakbuilder
  4. breakbuilders
  5. breakbuilding
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  8. breakcore
  9. breakdance
  10. breakdanced
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