shipbuilding

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shipbuilding

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From ship + building.

noun shipbuildings · ship-building

  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.
  2. A construction of a ship.

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Closest in meaning: shipyard, boatbuilding, ship, vessel, naval, boat, maritime, navy, shipping, construction, building, plover, ships, vessels, naval architecture, ship design

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noun construction of ships

Españolconstrucción naval, construcción de barcos
한국어조선 joseon
日本語造船 zōsen
中文造船 zàochuán
Françaisconstruction navale
DeutschSchiffbau, Schiffsbau
Italianoingegneria navale
Русскийсудострое́ние sudostrojénije, кораблестрое́ние korablestrojénije
Tiếng Việtnghề đóng tàu

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@misc{shipbuilding_2026,
  title = {shipbuilding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shipbuilding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}