shipbuilding

/'ʃip,bildiɳ/

Thân thiện

A large shipbuilding yard constructs a new cargo vessel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The construction of ships: The industry, activity, or process of designing and building ships and other large watercraft.

Usage

• Shipbuilding is an uncountable noun. It refers to the overall industry or activity, not a single act.
• It is commonly used to discuss economic sectors, industrial history, and maritime engineering.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The city's economy was historically dependent on shipbuilding.
  • Advances in shipbuilding technology made transatlantic travel safer.
  • He works in the shipbuilding industry.

Advanced Usage

• "to be engaged in shipbuilding": to be involved in the business or craft of building ships.
  • The company has been engaged in shipbuilding for over a century.
• "a center of shipbuilding": a place known for its ship construction industry.
  • Glasgow was once a major center of shipbuilding.

Variants and Related Words

• Shipbuilder (n): A person or company that designs and builds ships.
  • The shipbuilder unveiled a new design for a cargo vessel.
• Shipyard (n): A place where ships are built and repaired.
  • The new cruise liner was constructed in a large shipyard.

Synonyms

• Naval architecture: The engineering discipline dealing with the design and construction of marine vessels. (More specific to design)
• Ship construction: A more literal phrase for the act of building a ship.

Related Phrases

• Merchant shipbuilding: The construction of commercial vessels, as opposed to naval vessels.
  • Merchant shipbuilding increased to meet global trade demands.
• Decline of shipbuilding: A phrase used to describe the reduction of this industry in a region.
  • The 20th century saw the decline of shipbuilding in many traditional ports.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the construction of ships

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ship building