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shipbuilding

[ship-bil-der]

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noun

a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.

a commercial firm for building ships.

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Origin:
1690–1700; ship + builder

Related forms

ship·build·ing, noun

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shipbuilder (ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə)

—n
	a person or business engaged in the building of ships

'shipbuilding

—n

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shipbuilding

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

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shipbuilding

ship·build·er