BREAKBULK CARGO
\bɹˈe͡ɪkbʌlk kˈɑːɡə͡ʊ], \bɹˈeɪkbʌlk kˈɑːɡəʊ], \b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k_b_ʌ_l_k k_ˈɑː_ɡ_əʊ]\
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Non-containerized general cargo stored in boxes, bales, pallets or other units to be loaded onto or discharged from ships or other forms of transportation. (See also: bulk and container.) Examples include iron, steel, machinery, linerboard and woodpulp.
By Henry Campbell Black