ship-breaker

/'ʃip,breikə/

Thân thiện

A ship-breaker oversees the dismantling of an old cargo vessel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap: A "ship-breaker" is a person or company whose business is to purchase decommissioned vessels, dismantle them, and sell the materials (such as steel) for recycling or reuse.

Usage

• The term is used to refer to the individual or the business entity engaged in this specific industrial activity.
• It is a compound noun formed from "ship" and "breaker."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old tanker was sold to a ship-breaker in Bangladesh.
  • Environmental regulations have made the work of a ship-breaker more complex.

Advanced Usage

• The industry and its locations are often referred to as ship-breaking yards or ship-breaking beaches.
  • The ship-breaking yard employs hundreds of workers.

Variants and Related Words

• Ship-breaking (n): The industry or process of dismantling ships for scrap.
  • Ship-breaking is a major industry in some South Asian countries.

Synonyms

• Ship dismantler: A person or company that takes apart ships.
• Ship recycler: Emphasizes the recycling aspect of the process.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap