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bulk carrier
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a lake boat designed for carrying cargoes of bulk commodities such as ore or grain.
See: bulker
Quotations
1958
Finishing touches are being made here to what will be the third largest Canadian bulk carrier plying the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. . . .
1959
Giant bulk carriers will move tremendous tonnages of ore from Northern Quebec, wheat from the West.