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bulk carriers

bulk carriers is the plural of bulk carrier.

Meaning of bulk carrier

Noun

bulk carrier (plural bulk carriers)

  1. 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.
    • 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.2022 November 16, Nigel Harris, “Endless news... little context”, in RAIL, number 970, page 3
    Synonyms:
    bulker

Questions about bulk carriers

What is bulk carriers the plural of?
Bulk carriers is the plural of bulk carrier.

Words near bulk carriers in the dictionary

  1. bulk box
  2. bulk cargo
  3. bulk cargoes
  4. bulk cargos
  5. bulk carrier
  6. bulk carriers
  7. bulk data
  8. bulk defect
  9. bulk densities
  10. bulk density
  11. bulk eraser

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