bulker
Dry goods ship
A bulker is a cargo ship designed to carry unpackaged bulk commodities—grain, coal, ore, cement—in large holds rather than containers.
The term distinguishes these vessels from container ships and tankers: The bulker was loaded with iron ore bound for China.
Bulker also appears occasionally for anything that adds bulk: a bulking agent or filler.
Vessel for transporting goods
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
- carrierOne that transports
- shipownerOne who holds vessel title
- chartererOne who rents transportation
fleet · berth · anchorage · draft · tonnage · deadweight · hold · hatch
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
cement · aggregate · manganese · phosphate · potash · woodchips · sugar · salt
Of the sea
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- charteringHiring for exclusive use
- voyageJourney by sea
demurrage · manifest · port · terminal · dockside · stevedore · canal · strait
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- vastExtremely great in size
immense · gigantic · behemoth · mammoth · towering · cavernous · capacious · high-capacity
Having well-developed sinews
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- stockyShort and solidly built
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
heavyset · powerlifter · bodybuilder · strongman · linebacker · bouncer · weightlifter
freighter
Vessel for transporting goods
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
- carrierOne that transports
- shipownerOne who holds vessel title
charterer · fleet · berth · anchorage · draft · tonnage · deadweight · hold · hatch · ballast
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
fertilizer · cement · aggregate · manganese · phosphate · potash · woodchips · sugar · salt · stockpile
maritime
Of the sea
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- charteringHiring for exclusive use
voyage · demurrage · manifest · port · terminal · dockside · stevedore · canal · strait · export
massive
Extremely large and heavy
vast · immense · gigantic · behemoth · mammoth · towering · cavernous · capacious · high-capacity
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
burly · heavyset · powerlifter · bodybuilder · strongman · linebacker · bouncer · weightlifter
bulkercontainer ship
Vessel carrying standardized freight boxes
containership · tanker · oil tanker · car carrier · cargo liner
bulkercruise ship
Pleasure voyage vessel
passenger liner · warship · naval vessel · aircraft carrier · ferry
- bulk upGain muscle mass
- bulk goodsProducts sold in mass
- bulk buyingAcquiring goods in quantity
- bulk mailDiscounted high-volume postage
- buy in bulk
- bulk buyPurchase in large quantity
bulk, bulky, bulked, bulking, bulkiness, bulkhead, bulkier, bulkiest, unbulky