Shipbuilding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shipbuilding is a noun meaning (uncountable, nautical) The construction of ships.
Meaning
(uncountable, nautical) The construction of ships.
More Meanings
- A construction of a ship.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- shipbuildings
- ship-building
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shipyard, boatbuilding, ship, vessel, naval, boat.
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