break bulk
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
No vessel was allowed to make entry or break bulk until letters brought by it had been handed over to the Post Office.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith
Various shipments consigned to Baltic ports are landed at this city; here the cargoes break bulk and are again trans-shipped to their destination.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
And the master of the ship in which such person shall embark shall give bond for the faithful execution of his part of the trust at the island where he shall break bulk.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
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 John Mackay Wilson
