"Billy Pugh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Billy Pughs [plural]
Etymology: Named after Billy Pugh, American deckhand who invented the device and founded the Billy Pugh Company in 1957. Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Oil industry
    Sense id: en-Billy_Pugh-en-noun-w97CIVi9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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