"personnel basket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: personnel baskets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} personnel basket (plural personnel baskets)
  1. A large basket hoisted by crane to transfer people between offshore installations, drilling rigs, vessels, etc. Synonyms: man basket, personnel transfer basket
    Sense id: en-personnel_basket-en-noun-LT0ojUgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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