Meanings
nounship-breaker (plural ship-breakers)
plural ship-breakers
- alternativeAlternative spelling of shipbreaker.
Bangladesh's ship-breaking industry is facing significant headwinds, with imports of scrapped vessels plunging by 36 per cent in the first half of 2025.
2025 July 22, Monira Munni, “Ship-breaking industry slows as regulatory hurdles mount”, in The Financial Express
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ship-breaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship-breaker.
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