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ship-breaker

 

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Noun ship-breaker has 1 sense
  1. ship-breaker - a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
    --1 is a kind of
    contractor

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ship-breaker

Noun - Popular

Definition: A person or company engaged in dismantling and recycling old ships. Example sentence: The ship-breaker carefully dismantled the rusty vessel, salvaging valuable materials for reuse.

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Noun - Local

Definition: A skilled worker who disassembles ships that have run aground or been damaged in a specific coastal area. Example sentence: The local ship-breaker was called upon to salvage the wreckage of the shipwrecked vessel.

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Verb - Popular

Definition: To dismantle and recycle an old ship. Example sentence: The company decided to ship-break the decommissioned vessel to minimize environmental impact.

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Verb - Local

Definition: To disassemble and remove debris from a shipwreck in a specific coastal area. Example sentence: The coast guard sent a team to ship-break the stranded ship, clearing the waterway for other vessels.

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