naval architecture

American  

noun

1. the science of designing ships and other waterborne craft.

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naval architecture British  

noun

1. the designing of ships

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Other Word Forms

• naval architect
  noun

Etymology

Origin of naval architecture

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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naval architecture

Rhys admitted he has tried to sell Rarebit but now hopes to work with naval architecture at Brooklyn Boatworks to turn her into something "for Brooklyn and New York" in the future.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Here his admiration of naval architecture stood him in good stead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Thomas McKenney, a University of Michigan professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, said the tragedy in Baltimore raises questions about whether most cargo ships have enough safeguards.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

Chengi Kuo, a professor of naval architecture at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, said that usually a ship’s exhaust pipes have a mechanism that prevents water from entering.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

In gardening, in cooking, in naval architecture there are lots of culturally specific choices that we can make, but there are plenty of other things that simply cannot be done.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton