bulk carrier

bulk car·ri·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhlk kar-ee-er]
- /bʌlk ˈkær i ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhlk kar-ee-er]
- /bʌlk ˈkær i ər/

Definitions of bulk carrier words

noun bulk carrier a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain 3
noun bulk carrier a single-decked ship designed to carry dry cargoes, as grain or coal, in bulk form. 1
noun bulk carrier cargo ship 1
noun bulk carrier (nautical) Any ocean-going cargo vessel designed to carry bulk cargo in its holds. 0

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Origin of bulk carrier

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Bulk carrier

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bulk carrier

bulk carrier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bulk carrier usage trend in Literature

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