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Webster 1913 Edition


Shipwright

Ship′wrightˊ

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Noun.
One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shipwright

SHIP'WRIGHT

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Noun.
[ship and wright. See Work.] One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

Definition 2024


shipwright

shipwright

English

Noun

shipwright (plural shipwrights)

  1. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
    • 2008, Robert L. Smith, Never Waste the Flowers, Authorhouse, ISBN 9781438910918, page 21:
      A shipwright is one who builds or repairs ships using whatever materials are available including, but not limited to wood, metal, plastic, and concrete. / A master shipwright is one who has learned to use his skills with precision and is capable of teaching them to others. His knowledge includes mathematics, mechanics, and the use of tool; they also include the application of imagination, ingenuity, creativity, and vision of what can be.

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