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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The mental challenges were more difficult, especially for someone with an analytical bent, like O’Donnell, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2022

Bien, who studied naval architecture at MIT, began designing homes in 1928.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022

He earned a degree in naval architecture in 1943 and taught naval architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2014

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