Definition of "breakbulk" [breakbulk]

• Alternative spelling of break-bulk. (adjective)

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• "The expensive and inefficient part of the process was always loading and unloading, long carried out according to what was known as the breakbulk method."
• "We have seaports that have built solid businesses in bulk, breakbulk and containerized cargo and we have a strong, supportive business community."
• "That breakbulk loading and unloading were physically exhausting and dangerous helped produced exceptionally militant unions."