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Webster 1913 Edition

Shipbuilding

Ship′buildˊing

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Noun.

Naval architecturel the art of constructing ships and other vessels.

Definition 2024

shipbuilding

shipbuilding

See also: ship-building

English

Alternative forms

ship-building

Noun

shipbuilding ‎(plural shipbuildings)

(uncountable) The construction of ships.
A construction of a ship.

Translations

construction of ships

Chinese:
Mandarin: 造船 (zh) ‎(zàochuán)
Czech: loďařství n
Estonian: laevaehitus
Finnish: laivanrakennus
French: construction navale f
German: Schiffbau (de) m
Irish: saoirseacht loinge f
Japanese: 造船 ‎(ぞうせん, zōsen)

Korean: 조선 (ko) ‎(joseon) (造船 (ko))
Norwegian:

Bokmål: skipsbygging m, f

Nynorsk: skipsbygging f
Polish: okrętownictwo n
Russian: судострое́ние (ru) n ‎(sudostrojénije), кораблестрое́ние (ru) n ‎(korablestrojénije)
Vietnamese: nghề đóng tàu

Related terms

shipbuilder

See also

boatbuilding