bol
- noun
- /boʊl/
- Formal
:
conocimiento de embarque
- Without a valid bol, the goods cannot be released at the port.
Examples
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Please send me a copy of the bol for our records.
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The shipping manager checked the bol before the truck left the warehouse.
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I received a bol for my shipment yesterday.
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The bols were sent to the wrong address.
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The shipping manager checked the bol before the truck left the warehouse.
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Without a valid bol, the goods cannot be released at the port.
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Please send me a copy of the bol for our records.
Synonyms
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An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered
A document that covers goods carried by two or more types of transport under one contract
A document that makes one company responsible for goods moved by two or more kinds of transport
A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport
A paper showing the goods stay on the same ship without transfer
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bol in shipping is an abbreviation of the English words bill of lading, which means 'a paper that lists the goods on a ship'. So a bol is the official document that travels with the goods and shows where they must go.