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—shipbuilding, n./ship"bil'deuhr/, n.1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.2. a commercial firm for building ships.[1690-1700; SHIP + BUILDER]
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shipbuilder — ship‧build‧er [ˈʆɪpˌbɪldə ǁ ər] noun [countable] a company that makes ships shipbuilding noun [uncountable] : • key industries such as steel and shipbuilding * * * shipbuilder UK US /ˈʃɪpˌbɪldər/ noun [C] TRANSPORT, PRODUCTION ► a company that… … Financial and business terms
Shipbuilder — Ship build er, n. A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipbuilder — ► NOUN ▪ a person or company that designs and builds ships. DERIVATIVES shipbuilding noun … English terms dictionary
shipbuilder — [ship′bil΄dər] n. a person whose business is the designing and building of ships shipbuilding n … English World dictionary
shipbuilder — UK [ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə(r)] / US [ˈʃɪpˌbɪldər] noun [countable] Word forms shipbuilder : singular shipbuilder plural shipbuilders a company that builds ships … English dictionary
shipbuilder — [[t]ʃɪ̱pbɪldə(r)[/t]] shipbuilders N COUNT A shipbuilder is a company or a person that builds ships … English dictionary
shipbuilder — noun Date: circa 1700 one who designs or constructs ships • shipbuilding noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shipbuilder — noun A person who builds vessels like ships and boats … Wiktionary
shipbuilder — ship|build|er [ˈʃıpˌbıldə US ər] n a company that makes ships … Dictionary of contemporary English
shipbuilder — ship|build|er [ ʃıp,bıldər ] noun count a company that builds ships … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
