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bulkfartøj

English translation: bulkcarrier (bulker)

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Danish term or phrase:bulkfartøj
English translation:bulkcarrier (bulker)
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

13:50 Apr 13, 2008
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Danish term or phrase: bulkfartøj
A type of ship
Russell Mattinson (X)
Local time: 03:57
bulkcarrier (bulker)
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Diarmuid Kennan
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Local time: 02:57
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5 +2bulkcarrier (bulker)
Diarmuid Kennan
4cargo vessel
farmor


  

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bulkcarrier (bulker)


Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 02:57
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agree  Eliza-Anna
27 mins
agree  Brian Young: I agree with this. Cargo vessel is close, but perhaps a bit too broad. Bulk carrier is avery common term. One might say that most commercial ships carry a cargo, but a bulk carrier would not, for example, carry liquids, or autos.
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2 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cargo vessel


Explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_ship
"Specialized types of cargo vessels include container ships and bulk carriers (technically tankers of all sizes are cargo ships, although they are routinely thought of as a separate category)."



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