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ship·build·ing

(shĭp′bĭl′dĭng)

The art or business of designing and constructing ships.

ship′build′er n.

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shipbuilder

(ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə)

1. (Professions) a person or business engaged in the building of ships

2. (Nautical Terms) a person or business engaged in the building of ships

ˈshipˌbuilding n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ship•build•er

(ˈʃɪpˌbɪl dər)

n.

1. a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ships.

2. a commercial firm for building ships.

[1690–1700]

ship′build`ing, n.

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Noun	1.	shipbuilder - a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels ship builder, shipwright wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
	2.	shipbuilder - a person who builds ships as a business ship builder constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
	3.	shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" shipbuilding industry - an industry that builds ships

Translations

بنّاء السُّفُن

lodní stavitel

skibsbyggerskibsværft

Schiffsbauer

constructeur

hajóépítõ

skipasmiîur

costruttore navale

skipsbygger skipsingeniør

lodný staviteľ

gemi inşaatçısı

造船公司

shipbuilder

[ˈʃɪpˌbɪldəʳ] N → constructor(a) m/f de buques

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shipbuilder

[ˈʃɪpbɪldə^r] n → constructeur/trice m/f de navires

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shipbuilder

[ˈʃɪpˌbɪldəʳ] n → costruttore m navale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ship

(ʃip) noun

1. a large boat. The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.

2. any of certain types of transport that fly. a spaceship.

verb – past tense, past participle shipped –

to send or transport by ship. The books were shipped to Australia.

ˈshipment noun

1. a load of goods sent by sea. a shipment of wine from Portugal.

2. the sending of goods by sea.

ˈshipper noun

a person who arranges for goods to be shipped. a firm of shippers.

ˈshipping noun

ships taken as a whole. The harbour was full of shipping.

ˈship-broker noun

1. an agent whose job is to buy or sell ships.

2. an insurance agent for ships.

ˈshipbuilder noun

a person whose business is the construction of ships. a firm of shipbuilders.

ˈshipbuilding noun

ˈshipowner noun

a person or company that owns a ship or ships.

ˌshipˈshape adjective

in good order. She left everything shipshape in her room when she left.

ˈshipwreck noun

1. the accidental sinking or destruction of a ship. There were many shipwrecks on the rocky coast.

2. a wrecked ship. an old shipwreck on the shore.

verb

We were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.

ˈshipyard noun

a place where ships are built or repaired.

ship water

(of a boat) to let water in over the side. The boat shipped water and nearly capsized.

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And I have carried on myself upon the tall spars of that Clyde shipbuilder's masterpiece as I have never carried on in a ship before or since.

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Dantes led the owner of the yacht to the dwelling of a Jew; retired with the latter for a few minutes to a small back parlor, and upon their return the Jew counted out to the shipbuilder the sum of sixty thousand francs in bright gold pieces.

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Watson, who had acquired a little knowledge, had become a shipbuilder. Electrical engineering, as a profession, was unborn.

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"Go to Argus, the shipbuilder, and bid him build a galley with fifty oars."

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announced Wednesday a comprehensive shipbuilding alliance that will create Japan's largest shipbuilder.

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The state-run creditor bank previously said it would only pursue the DSME debt restructuring if all parties agree to roll over the shipbuilder's debt, in exchange for converting some of their bonds into equity.

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The Philippine Navy (PN) on Wednesday said it is currently using one of the piers of the debt-ridden shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC-Phil), located in Subic Bay, Zambales.

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An official at the shipbuilder said, "We have been in negotiations with antitrust officials at the EU over the timeframe for the application since April, but have yet to start talks with the Japanese authorities."

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The joint venture company, established by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, ordered the new vessel from Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The Industry

To thrive as a shipbuilder would likely mean diversifying its product lines to cater as well to domestic buyers-an option that might crowd out Filipino shipbuilders and, given the small market, include securing government contracts.