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ship-breaker

/ˈʃɪpˌbreɪ.kər/

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noun

/ˈʃɪpˌbreɪ.kər/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее подрядчика, который покупает старые корабли и разбирает их на металлолом и другие пригодные для повторного использования материалы.

A noun referring to a contractor who purchases old ships and dismantles them for scrap metal and other reusable materials.

  1. Scrap dealer of shipsC1formal

    A person or company that purchases old, decommissioned ships and dismantles them to sell the materials, such as metal, for scrap.

    ruУтилизатор судов

    • The ship-breaker won the contract to dismantle the retired naval vessel.
    • Many ship-breakers operate in coastal regions where old ships are towed.
    • The ship-breaker carefully removed the steel plates for recycling.
Forms
  • ship-breakers plural form
  • ship-breakers' possessive plural form
  • ship-breaker's possessive singular form