Meanings
nounshipbuilding (plural shipbuildings)
plural shipbuildings · alternative ship-building
- uncountablenauticalThe construction of ships.
Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan.
2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN - A construction of a ship.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Basque itsasontzigintza
- itsasontzigintzaconstruction of ships
Bulgarian кораблестрое́не, корабостроителство
- кораблестрое́не (korablestroéne)construction of ships
- корабостроителство (korabostroitelstvo)construction of ships
Chinese Mandarin 造船
- 造船 (zàochuán)construction of ships
Czech loďařství
- loďařstvíconstruction of ships
Danish skibsbygning, skibsbyggeri
- skibsbygningconstruction of ships
- skibsbyggericonstruction of ships
Estonian laevaehitus
- laevaehitusconstruction of ships
Finnish laivanrakennus
- laivanrakennusconstruction of ships
French construction navale
- construction navaleconstruction of ships
German Schiffbau, Schiffsbau
- Schiffbauconstruction of ships
- Schiffsbauconstruction of ships
Hungarian hajógyártás, hajóépítés
- hajógyártásconstruction of ships
- hajóépítésconstruction of ships
Icelandic skipasmíði
- skipasmíðiconstruction of ships
Irish saoirseacht loinge
- saoirseacht loingeconstruction of ships
Italian ingegneria navale
- ingegneria navaleconstruction of ships
Japanese 造船
- 造船 (zōsen)construction of ships
Korean 조선
- 조선 (joseon)construction of ships
Latvian kuģubūve
- kuģubūveconstruction of ships
Norwegian Bokmål skipsbygging
- skipsbyggingconstruction of ships
Polish okrętownictwo
- okrętownictwoconstruction of ships
Russian судострое́ние, кораблестрое́ние
- судострое́ние (sudostrojénije)construction of ships
- кораблестрое́ние (korablestrojénije)construction of ships
Spanish construcción naval, construcción de barcos
- construcción navalconstruction of ships
- construcción de barcosconstruction of ships
Swedish skeppsbyggnad
- skeppsbyggnadconstruction of ships
Ukrainian суднобудува́ння, кораблебудува́ння
- суднобудува́ння (sudnobuduvánnja)construction of ships
- кораблебудува́ння (korablebuduvánnja)construction of ships
Vietnamese nghề đóng tàu
- nghề đóng tàuconstruction of ships
Yiddish שיפֿבױערײַ
- שיפֿבױערײַ (shifboyeray)construction of ships
Cite this entry
APA
shipbuilding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbuilding
MLA
“shipbuilding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbuilding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipbuilding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbuilding.
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