noun
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Meanings
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the activity, craft, or industry of designing and constructing ships
The port prospered when naval shipbuilding brought thousands of skilled jobs.
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Synonyms
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noun
· the activity, craft, or...
ship constructionnaval construction
Word family
Derived forms
shipbuilder
Etymology
A compound of ship + building. Ship is inherited from Old English scip, while building is the action noun of build. The compound became established as the name of both the craft and the organized industry of constructing seagoing vessels.