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Billy Pughs

Billy Pughs is the plural of Billy Pugh.

Meaning of Billy Pugh

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

Questions about Billy Pughs

What is Billy Pughs the plural of?
Billy Pughs is the plural of Billy Pugh.

Words near Billy Pughs in the dictionary

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  2. Billy Jean
  3. Billy no mates
  4. billy pot
  5. Billy Pugh
  6. Billy Pughs
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  8. billy tin
  9. Billy Webb
  10. Billy Wigglestick
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