shipbuilder
a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
a commercial firm for building ships.
Origin of shipbuilder
1Other words from shipbuilder
- shipbuilding, noun
Words Nearby shipbuilder
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How to use shipbuilder in a sentence
Suffice it to say, the sleeker galleon was ironically anachronistic, with the focus of shipbuilders once again shifting to the bigger warships with broadside artillery platforms.
Spanish Galleon: The Definitive Warship of the Atlantic | Dattatreya Mandal | September 18, 2022 | Realm of HistoryThe city last year passed a virtually identical plan with support from the shipbuilders, and silence from the business community.
Gómez-vs-Alvarez Ended a Friendship, and Previewed a New Dynamic in Democratic San Diego | Andrew Keatts | May 26, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoOne of Alvarez’s clients was Austal USA, a shipbuilder, who he lobbied the Port of San Diego to let open a shipyard just south of Barrio Logan, in National City.
Gómez-vs-Alvarez Ended a Friendship, and Previewed a New Dynamic in Democratic San Diego | Andrew Keatts | May 26, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoHer first guess was that it was coming from VT Halter Marine, a shipbuilder located 800 feet away that was undergoing repairs to fix damage from Hurricane Katrina.
They Knew Industrial Pollution Was Ruining the Neighborhood’s Air. If Only Regulators Had Listened. | by Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Ava Kofman, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica | November 29, 2021 | ProPublicaIt had issued operating permits to the shipbuilder and a dozen other major industrial facilities nearby, including a huge Chevron oil refinery and a chemical plant.
They Knew Industrial Pollution Was Ruining the Neighborhood’s Air. If Only Regulators Had Listened. | by Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Ava Kofman, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica | November 29, 2021 | ProPublica
His last novel, Waterline was the story of a one-time shipbuilder in the Glasgow yards, now broken by loss.
They disparage his trip to a Navy shipbuilder as a “road show.”
Behind John Boehner’s Bluster as He Shifts Blame for the Sequester | Eleanor Clift | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikIn Bible history the same term has been employed to personify the tradition of the first shipbuilder, Noah.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-RiversConstantine, the younger son of Clemens the shipbuilder, had been her brothers' companion and closest friend.
Serapis, Complete | Georg EbersHe found the trees, but they were in such inaccessible ravines that the shipbuilder declared it was impossible to get them.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellIt was a fortunate day for our nation when the plans of Mr. Humphreys, a shipbuilder of Philadelphia, were accepted.
Hero Stories from American History | Albert F. Blaisdell
British Dictionary definitions for shipbuilder
/ (ˈʃɪpˌbɪldə) /
a person or business engaged in the building of ships
Derived forms of shipbuilder
- shipbuilding, noun
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