Billy Pugh

English Etymology Named after Billy Pugh, American deckhand who invented the device and founded the Billy Pugh Company in 1957.Billy Pugh Company website Noun A type of personnel basket for transferring people between vessels or other structures at sea or over water. en 2005 Paul Carter Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs Allen and Unwin Crows Nest 199 The crew stood on the deck of the supply boat, waiting in silence for the crane to lower the "Billy Pugh". en 2008 Betty S. Veronico Lighthouses of the Bay Area Arcadia Publishing 42 Billy Pughs were used at many lighthouses. en 2020 John Rocco How We Got to the Moon 235 A special net, called a Billy Pugh net after its inventor, lifts the astronauts, one by one, into the waiting rescue chopper. References en eponyms en Oil industry