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shipbuilding en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From ship + building.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The construction of ships.
   • Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan. 2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN:
2. A construction of a ship.

Forms

Relateds

boatbuilding · shipbuilder

Translations (33)

fr construction navale (construction of ships) · es construcción de barcos (construction of ships) · eu itsasontzigintza (construction of ships) · ja 造船 (construction of ships) · vi nghề đóng tàu (construction of ships) · nb skipsbygging (construction of ships) · es construcción naval (construction of ships) · nn skipsbygging (construction of ships) · hu hajógyártás (construction of ships) · da skibsbygning (construction of ships) · it ingegneria navale (construction of ships) · mk бродоградба (construction of ships) · uk суднобудува́ння (construction of ships) · ko 조선 (construction of ships) · bg кораблестрое́не (construction of ships) · ga saoirseacht loinge (construction of ships) · yi שיפֿבױערײַ (construction of ships) · sv skeppsbyggnad (construction of ships) · fi laivanrakennus (construction of ships) · da skibsbyggeri (construction of ships) · ru кораблестрое́ние (construction of ships) · lv kuģubūve (construction of ships) · et laevaehitus (construction of ships) · hu hajóépítés (construction of ships) · cs loďařství (construction of ships) · bg корабостроителство (construction of ships) · pl okrętownictwo (construction of ships) · is skipasmíði (construction of ships) · de Schiffbau (construction of ships) · uk кораблебудува́ння (construction of ships) · de Schiffsbau (construction of ships) · cmn 造船 (construction of ships) · ru судострое́ние (construction of ships)