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If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe.
Wendell Willkie

Meaning of "shipbuilding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding  [ˈʃɪpbɪldɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIPBUILDING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shipbuilding is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHIPBUILDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shipbuilding

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as "naval engineering". The construction of boats is a similar activity called boat building. The dismantling of ships is called ship breaking.

Definition of shipbuilding in the English dictionary

The definition of shipbuilding in the dictionary is the industry of building ships.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHIPBUILDING


abuilding
əˈbɪldɪŋ
boatbuilding
ˈbəʊtbɪldɪŋ
bridge-building
ˈbrɪdʒˌbɪldɪŋ
building
ˈbɪldɪŋ
character-building
ˈkærɪktəbɪldɪŋ
electrogilding
ɪˌlektrəʊˈɡɪldɪŋ
empire-building
ˈempaɪəˌbɪldɪŋ
folding
ˈfəʊldɪŋ
gilding
ˈɡɪldɪŋ
hilding
ˈhɪldɪŋ
holding
ˈhəʊldɪŋ
image-building
ˈɪmɪdʒˌbɪldɪŋ
jerry-building
ˈdʒɛrɪˌbɪldɪŋ
multibuilding
ˌmʌltɪˈbɪldɪŋ
nonbuilding
ˌnɒnˈbɪldɪŋ
outbuilding
ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ
rebuilding
ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ
rewilding
riːˈwaɪldɪŋ
Spalding
ˈspɔːldɪŋ
wilding
ˈwaɪldɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIPBUILDING

ship´s biscuit
ship´s boat
ship´s boy
ship´s chandler
ship´s company
ship´s manifest
ship´s papers
shipboard
shipborne
shipbuilder
shipfitter
shipful
Shipka Pass
shiplap
shiplapped
shiplapping
shipless
Shipley
shipload
shipman

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIPBUILDING

according
apartment building
balding
body building
electric welding
Empire State Building
Fielding
gelding
Golding
Kolding
listed building
molding
moulding
nation-building
resistance welding
scaffolding
shareholding
system building
ultrasonic welding
unyielding
yielding

Synonyms and antonyms of shipbuilding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shipbuilding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIPBUILDING

Find out the translation of shipbuilding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shipbuilding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shipbuilding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

造船业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

construcción naval
570 millions of speakers

English

shipbuilding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जहाज निर्माण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِنَاءُ السُّفُن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кораблестроение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

construção naval
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহাজ নির্মাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

construction navale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembinaan kapal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schiffbau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

造船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shipbuilding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngành đóng tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கப்பல் கட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जहाजबांधणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gemi yapımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingegneria navale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

budownictwo okrętowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суднобудівництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

construcții navale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναυπηγική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Skipbouery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skeppsbyggnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skipsbygging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shipbuilding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIPBUILDING»

The term «shipbuilding» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIPBUILDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shipbuilding

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2 QUOTES WITH «SHIPBUILDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shipbuilding.
1
Mike Quigley
Scaling back the U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-armed submarines to eight would maintain a robust deterrent at sea while generating billions in savings and easing pressure on the Navy's shipbuilding budget.
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Wendell Willkie
If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIPBUILDING»

Discover the use of shipbuilding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shipbuilding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Philosophy of Shipbuilding: Conceptual Approaches to the ...
This book is dedicated to J Richard Steffy, a leading figure in the study of ancient shipbuilding, and draws heavily upon his conceptual approach to ship design and construction which places emphasis on the shipwright's personality, culture ...
Frederick M. Hocker, Cheryl A. Ward, 2004
2
Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding Under the U.S. ...
The most comprehensive study of America's shipbuilding industry during World War II.
Frederic Chapin Lane, 2001
3
Liffey Ships and Shipbuilding
The all but forgotten history of Dublin's shipbuilding yards.
Pat Sweeney, 2010
4
Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age
In Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age, Hoving, master model builder for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, sorts out the steps in Witsen’s method for building a seventeenth-century pinas by following them and building a ...
A. J. Hoving, Diederick Wildeman, 2012
5
Confederate Shipbuilding
This work covers the real grounds for the Confederacy's failure to build a successful navy.
William N. Still, 1969
6
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and ...
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.
Ronald O'Rourke, 2011
7
Eu Shipbuilding Industry Investment and Business Guide
EU Shipbuilding Industry Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
8
Anglo-American Shipbuilding in World War II: A Geographical ...
This important study details one of the most monumental industrial undertakings in history from an economic geographic perspective.
Michael Lindberg, Daniel Todd, 2004
9
The Economics of Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom
This 1960 volume offers a description, in non-technical language, of the state of the British shipbuilding industry.
J. R. Parkinson, 2011
10
Shipbuilding Technology and Education
This book examines ways to reestablish the U.S. industry, to provide a technology base and R&D infrastructure sustaining both commercial and military goals.
Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIPBUILDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shipbuilding is used in the context of the following news items.
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BC, Nova Scotia sign shipbuilding agreement, promise more …
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.— Nova Scotia and British Columbia have signed an agreement that will make it easier for workers to move between shipbuilding projects in ... «The Province, Jul 15»
2
Daewoo Shipbuilding sinks 30% on projection of big losses
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is expected to book losses worth billions of dollars in the second quarter as the low-margin offshore project orders ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Irving 'disappointed' Ottawa dealing only with Davie on supply ship …
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is “disappointed” the federal government is only working with a Quebec shipyard on the Canadian navy's temporary supply ship contract. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
4
South Korean shipbuilders ride oil tanker wave
When Maersk Line, operator of the world's largest container ship fleet, signed a $1.8bn order with Daewoo Shipbuilding on Tuesday, it highlighted a vital trend ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
5
Submarines excluded from Abbott government report on shipbuilding
Australia's capability to build submarines was explicitly excluded from a report on the naval shipbuilding industry. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
6
Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches First Ship Since Destroyer Program …
Ingalls Shipbuilding launched the first destroyer in four years at its yard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Saturday, marking the return of the ship class after being ... «USNI News, Mar 15»
7
Huntington Ingalls Plans Shipbuilding Reset
The U.S. Navy's largest shipbuilder announced plans Thursday to boost investment and take on more program risk as it prepares to bid on billions of dollars of ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
8
Shipbuilding plan secures Scots work for 25 years
Jim Moohan of the GMB and chairman of the Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions alliance said: “This gives us the realistic longterm period we need as a ... «Scotsman, Jan 15»
9
Shipbuilders: McCain amendment would "gut" industry
The shipbuilding industry, Mississippi's largest private employer, is warning that an amendment Sen. John McCain filed last week to the Keystone XL pipeline ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jan 15»
10
Irving reaches shipbuilding deal with federal government
Irving Shipbuilding and the federal government have signed a contract to build six Arctic offshore patrol ships and the deal guarantees the Halifax yard five ships ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Shipbuilding [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shipbuilding>. May 2024 ».
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