Iron is used in shipbuilding.
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Shipbuilding
Synonyms for "shipbuilding" (17 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (8)
Noun(8 words)
ship constructionshipbuilding industryshipbuilding-gradeshipbuilding-relatedshipbuilding-specificshipwrightshipwrightsvessel fabrication
Related word relations
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More general
9 entriesbuildingconstructionconstruction materialseconomic activityindustrial activityindustrymanufacturingmanufacturing materialsmaritime fabrication
More specific
13 entriescommercial shipbuildingfastening hardwarehull assemblyhull constructionhull fabricationhull steelkeel fabricationkeel layinglaunchingnaval shipbuildingoutfittingpropulsion gearshipyard construction
Collocations
10 entrieshull constructionnaval shipbuildingoffshore vessel constructionshipbuilding capacityshipbuilding contractshipbuilding industryshipbuilding standardsshipbuilding technologyshipbuilding yardshipyard construction
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In 2013, Tom Jackson published a book about the history of shipbuilding.
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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.
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