bulk carrier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /bʌlk ˈker.i.ɚ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bulk carriers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (26)
fr vraquier (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · fi irtolastialus (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · nb bulkskip (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · fr vracquier (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · nn tørrlasteskip (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · fi bulkkialus (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · he אֳנִיַת תִּפְזֹרֶת (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Bulker (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Massengutschiff (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Bulkschiff (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · ru нава́лочник (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · pl masowiec (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Schüttgutfrachter (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · fr transporteur de vrac (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Massengutfrachter (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · it portarinfuse (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · ru сухогру́з (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · lv balkeris (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · he אֳנִיַת צֹבֶר (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · sv bulkfartyg (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · eo ŝutvara ŝipo (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · ru ба́лкер (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · nb tørrlasteskip (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · nn bulkskip (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · sv bulklastfartyg (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship)) · de Bulkcarrier (ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship))