ship-breaker (Meaning)
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ship-breaker (n)
a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
Synonyms & Antonyms of ship-breaker
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ship-breaker Sentence Examples
- The ship-breaker deftly dismantled the decommissioned aircraft carrier, salvaging valuable metals and components.
- The shipyard employed hundreds of ship-breakers, skilled in the hazardous task of disassembling ships.
- After a fierce storm, the ship-breakers were called in to break up the wrecked tanker that had run aground.
- The ship-breaker's yard was a maze of hulls, steel plates, and engines waiting to be recycled.
- The ship-breaker's tools were designed for precise cutting and separation of massive steel structures.
- The towering cranes operated by ship-breakers allowed them to reach the highest points of ships being dismantled.
- The ship-breakers worked with immense care to avoid damaging hazardous materials or releasing pollutants into the environment.
- The ship-breaker's trade was both dangerous and essential, contributing to the recycling of metal and the removal of obsolete or damaged vessels.
- The ship-breaker's knowledge of ship construction and materials was invaluable in the intricate process of dismantling large vessels.
- The ship-breaker's legacy lived on in the salvaged materials that found new life in various industries, reducing the environmental impact of shipbuilding.
FAQs About the word ship-breaker
a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The ship-breaker deftly dismantled the decommissioned aircraft carrier, salvaging valuable metals and components.
The shipyard employed hundreds of ship-breakers, skilled in the hazardous task of disassembling ships.
After a fierce storm, the ship-breakers were called in to break up the wrecked tanker that had run aground.
The ship-breaker's yard was a maze of hulls, steel plates, and engines waiting to be recycled.
