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marine engineering

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noun

  1. the branch of mechanical engineering that deals with the design, construction, installation, operation, and repair of the machinery of vessels.


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This would come as China’s shipbuilding and marine engineering systems are growing increasingly sophisticated and dominant External link.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

The new owner, Infrastrata, was a small London-based energy firm which did not have significant experience in marine engineering.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2024

But changing up a ship’s power configuration is fairly routine, even if it’s been several months, said Neil J. Gallagher, a professor at the Webb Institute, a school that teaches naval architecture and marine engineering.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Timothy McCoy, a professor specializing in marine engineering at the University of Michigan, said that much like a plane crash, an extensive breakdown of a ship’s systems typically involve a sequence of events.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2024

In 1891 she opened a nautical school to train her young men in seamanship, navigation, and marine engineering.

From Anti-Suffrage Essays by Various

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