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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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
It hasn’t hugely ramped up production of the types of landing vessels that would best serve a Taiwan attack, though it could do so relatively easily in the future, being the world’s top shipbuilder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
A Fincantieri spokesman said the company expects the Navy will honor its agreement with the shipbuilder by channeling future work toward other vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
I struggle with the bolt, but my bare hands aren’t strong enough—and I curse the shipbuilder who left her like this.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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