bulk carrier

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bulk carrier

/bʌlk ˈker.i.ɚ/ US

noun bulk carriers

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.
Similar: bulker

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noun ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)

Français	vraquier, vracquier, transporteur de vrac
Deutsch	Massengutfrachter, Massengutschiff, Bulkcarrier, Bulker, Bulkschiff, Schüttgutfrachter
Italiano	portarinfuse
Русский	ба́лкер bálker, сухогру́з suxogrúz, нава́лочник naváločnik
עברית	אֳנִיַת תִּפְזֹרֶת oniyát tifsóret, אֳנִיַת צֹבֶר oniyát tsóver

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@misc{bulk_carrier_2026,
  title = {bulk carrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bulk%20carrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}