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Billy Pugh

Billy Pugh noun: a type of personnel basket for transferring people between vessels or other structures at sea or over water.

Noun

Billy Pugh (plural Billy Pughs)

  1. A type of personnel basket for transferring people between vessels or other structures at sea or over water.
    • The crew stood on the deck of the supply boat, waiting in silence for the crane to lower the "Billy Pugh".2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 199
    • Billy Pughs were used at many lighthouses.2008, Betty S. Veronico, Lighthouses of the Bay Area, Arcadia Publishing, page 42

Forms of Billy Pugh

pluralBilly Pughs

Origin of Billy Pugh

Named after Billy Pugh, American deckhand who invented the device and founded the Billy Pugh Company in 1957.

Questions about Billy Pugh

What does Billy Pugh mean?
Billy Pugh means a type of personnel basket for transferring people between vessels or other structures at sea or over water.
What part of speech is Billy Pugh?
Billy Pugh is a noun.
What is the plural of Billy Pugh?
The plural of Billy Pugh is Billy Pughs.

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