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conbulker

noun

Etymology

Blend of container ship + bulker.

  1. derived from bouk — “belly, trunk”
  2. derived from *bʰelǵ-✻ — “beam, pile, prop”
  3. derived from *bulkô✻ — “beam, pile, heap”
  4. derived from búlki — “the freight or the cargo of a ship”
  5. inherited from bulk
  6. suffixed as bulker — “bulk + er”
  7. compounded as conbulker — “container ship + bulker”

Definitions

  1. A cargo ship capable of handling both containerized cargo and bulk cargo.

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