noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The construction of ships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A construction of a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the construction of ships
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ship building
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: construction, building
History
Etymology
From ship + building.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
itsasontzigintza
— construction of ships
Bulgarian:
кораблестрое́не
(korablestroéne)
— construction of ships
Bulgarian:
корабостроителство
(korabostroitelstvo)
— construction of ships
Chinese Mandarin:
造船
(zàochuán)
— construction of ships
Czech:
loďařství
— construction of ships
Danish:
skibsbygning
— construction of ships
Danish:
skibsbyggeri
— construction of ships
Estonian:
laevaehitus
— construction of ships
Finnish:
laivanrakennus
— construction of ships
French:
construction navale
— construction of ships
German:
Schiffbau
— construction of ships
German:
Schiffsbau
— construction of ships
Hungarian:
hajógyártás
— construction of ships
Hungarian:
hajóépítés
— construction of ships
Icelandic:
skipasmíði
— construction of ships
Irish:
saoirseacht loinge
— construction of ships
Italian:
ingegneria navale
— construction of ships
Japanese:
造船
(zōsen)
— construction of ships
Korean:
조선
(joseon)
— construction of ships
Latvian:
kuģubūve
— construction of ships
Macedonian:
бродоградба
(brodogradba)
— construction of ships
Norwegian Bokmål:
skipsbygging
— construction of ships
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skipsbygging
— construction of ships
Polish:
okrętownictwo
— construction of ships
Russian:
судострое́ние
(sudostrojénije)
— construction of ships
Russian:
кораблестрое́ние
(korablestrojénije)
— construction of ships
Spanish:
construcción naval
— construction of ships
Spanish:
construcción de barcos
— construction of ships
Swedish:
skeppsbyggnad
— construction of ships
Ukrainian:
суднобудува́ння
(sudnobuduvánnja)
— construction of ships
Ukrainian:
кораблебудува́ння
(korablebuduvánnja)
— construction of ships
Vietnamese:
nghề đóng tàu
— construction of ships
Yiddish:
שיפֿבױערײַ
(shifboyeray)
— construction of ships
