shipbuilding

American  

[ship-bild-ing] / ˈʃɪpˌbɪld ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process or industry of designing and constructing ships.

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Example Sentences

Past work on the Constellation-class frigates has exposed how much the U.S. lags behind other countries’ shipbuilding capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

They see U.S.-South Korean shipbuilding cooperation as a potential margin-expansion opportunity for Korean shipyards, which are likely to enjoy favorable pricing terms on U.S. strategic commercial vessel orders and navy contracts, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

This would come as China’s shipbuilding and marine engineering systems are growing increasingly sophisticated and dominant External link.

From Barron's

This would come as China’s shipbuilding and marine engineering systems are growing increasingly sophisticated and dominant External link.

From Barron's

Consider the shipbuilding industry, which required many traditional skills.

From The Wall Street Journal