shipbuilder
Americannoun
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a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
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a commercial firm for building ships.
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NVentures, the venture capital arm of Nvidia, and shipbuilder HD Hyundai are among other big backers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
On Tuesday, Austin, Texas-based autonomous shipbuilder Saronic Technologies announced External link a $1.75 billion capital raise, valuing the company at $9.25 billion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Saronic Technologies, an autonomous shipbuilder, raised $1.75 billion, valuing it at $9.25 billion, to scale US shipbuilding.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Shares of military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries were up sharply Monday, building on Friday’s surge that came after the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
Her father had given her a good home, an education, everything a wealthy shipbuilder could give his only daughter—but not forgiveness.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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