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ˈʃɪpˌraɪtship·wright

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shipwright, shipbuilder, ship buildernoun

    a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

Wiktionary

  1. shipwrightnoun

    A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shipwrightnoun

    A builder of ships.

    Etymology: ship and wright.

    Why such impress of shipwrights, whose sore task
    Does not divide the Sunday from the week. William Shakespeare.

    A miserable shame it were for our shipwrights, if they did not exceed all others in the setting up of our royal ships. Ral.

    Vast numbers of ships in our harbours, and shipwrights in our sea-port towns. Jonathan Swift.

    The Roman fleet, although built by shipwrights, and conducted by pilots, both without experience, defeated that of the Carthaginians. Arbuthnot.

    As when a shipwright stands his workmen o’er,
    Who ply the wimble some huge beam to bore,
    Urg’d on all hands it nimbly spins about,
    The grain deep piercing, ’till it scoops it out. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. shipwright

    Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other 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.

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  1. shipwright

    A shipwright is a skilled worker or craftsman who designs, builds, and repairs ships and boats. This could include different types of vessels like wooden, steel or fiberglass ships used for both commercial and recreational purposes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shipwrightnoun

    one whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. shipwright

    A builder of ships. The art of bending planks by fire is attributed to Pyrrhon, the Lydian, who made boats of several configurations.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shipwright in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shipwright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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