Definition of "break-bulk" []

• Having, being, or related to shipments of goods packed in small, separable units. (adjective)

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• "Jindal Saw runs a fleet of eight ships that haul bulk and break-bulk cargo on domestic routes."
• "It's a seventy-two-meter combination container and break-bulk cargo ship, twin diesels, under the command of Sen Zi-jun — that's last name Sen — fifty-six years old, and has a crew of seven."
• "The MOADS system was designed for break-bulk resupply and multiple transfers of munitions."