shipbuilding
/'ʃip,bildiɳ/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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the construction of ships
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