1. break bulk - Adjective
2. break bulk - Verb
break bulk (third-person singular simple present breaks bulk, present participle breaking bulk, simple past broke bulk, past participle broken bulk)
To remove one or more items from the packaging, container, vehicle, or vessel in which shipped with other items.
break-bulk (not comparable)
Of cargo, heterogeneous in size, shape, and handling requirements; neither bulk nor containerized.
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