ship in bulk
1Bulk carrier — The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Name: Freighter Subclasses …
2bulk carrier — ➔ carrier * * * bulk carrier UK US noun [C] (also bulk freighter, also bulker) TRANSPORT ► a large ship used for transporting bulk cargo, or a company that owns this type of ship: »Around 1400 tonnes of heavy fuel oil leaked from …
3Bulk — (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great… …
4Bulk material handling — is an engineering field that is centred around the design of equipment used for the transportation of materials such as ores and cereals in loose bulk form. It can also relate to the handling of mixed wastes. Bulk material handling systems are… …
5bulk — bulk1 [bulk] n. [ME, heap, cargo < ON bulki, a heap, ship s cargo; prob. < IE base * bhel : see BALL1] 1. size, mass, or volume, esp. if great 2. the main mass or body of something; largest part or portion [the bulk of one s fortune] 3.… …
6Ship pollution — is the pollution of air and water by shipping. It is a problem that has been accelerating as trade has become increasingly globalized, posing an increasing threat to the world’s oceans and waterways as globalization continues. It is expected that …
7bulk freight — ➔ freight1 * * * bulk freight UK US noun [U] TRANSPORT ► BULK CARGO(Cf. ↑bulk cargo) ► the cost of transporting large quantities of goods by ship, train, truck, or plane: » …
8bulk carrier — bulk ,carrier noun count a ship that carries large amounts of a product …
9bulk — mid 15c., from O.N. bulki a heap, ship s cargo, thus goods loaded loose, perhaps lit. rolled up load, from P.Gmc. *bul , from PIE *bhl , from root *bhel (2) to blow, inflate, swell (see BOLE (Cf. bole)). Meaning extended by confusion with… …
10bulk carrier — Ship designed to carry cargo such as grain, woodchips, ore, coal, etc. in bulk …
