English Explanatory Dictionary

Billy Pugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of personnel basket for transferring people between vessels or other structures at sea or over water.

Word forms

Billy Pugh Billy Pughs

Etymology

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

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