adjective
Having, being, or related to shipments of goods packed in small, separable units.
break-bulk
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Of cargo, heterogeneous in size, shape, and handling requirements; neither bulk nor containerized.
- break bulk
- breakbulk
Verb
(third-person singular simple present breaks bulk, present participle breaking bulk, simple past broke bulk, past participle broken bulk)
- To remove one or more items from the packaging, container, vehicle, or vessel in which shipped with other items.
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