break bulk

Example Sentences

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Until the late 1990s, fresh produce was shipped on break bulk ships—general cargo vessels with big refrigerated spaces—from the production site to a single destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2018

They would not break bulk till they got to their journey's end.

From Greenmantle by Buchan, John

Then," said Harry, "the lugger doesna break bulk here, nor at Embleton outher—that's flat.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by Wilson, John Mackay

I am sure it is rara avis, for if you once "break bulk," as they phrase it, you are in again for all.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew

No vessel to break bulk until reported and entered at the naval officer's office; and every ship to hoist her colours on public days; in case of refusal, all intercourse to cease.

From The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) by Mann, David Dickinson