bulk carrier
noun
a single-decked ship designed to carry dry cargoes, as grain or coal, in bulk form.
Origin of bulk carrier
1First recorded in 1955–60
Words Nearby bulk carrier
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How to use bulk carrier in a sentence
He said a life of sailing on freighters and bulk carriers, oil tankers and container ships has taken him to more than 50 countries.
Essential, invisible: Covid has 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea | Taylor Telford, Jacob Bogage | April 9, 2021 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for bulk carrier
bulk carrier
noun
a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain: Also called: bulker
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