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ship building

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ship⋅build⋅er

[ship-bil-der]
–noun
1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.
2. a commercial firm for building ships.

Origin:
1690–1700; ship + builder


shipbuilding, noun
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ship·build·ing   (shĭp'bĭl'dĭng)   
n.  The art or business of designing and constructing ships.
ship'build'er n.
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shipbuilding

complex of activities concerned with the design and fabrication of all marine vehicles.

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