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  • noun Alternative spelling of shipbuilding.

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Examples

  • It has driven ship-building from England to Scotland, bottle-making from Scotland to Belgium, flint-glass-making from England to Germany, and to-day it is steadily driving industry after industry to other countries.

    THE SCAB 2010

  • Many royal visitors came through Greenwich at some point, and Peter the Great, on a ship-building tour, wrecked the diarist John Evelyn's prized garden in neighbouring Deptford by organising wheelbarrow races through his holly hedge.

    Greenwich celebrates royal borough honour 2012

  • An era of decline followed, as the Navy Yard's ship-building tenants struggled to survive without military help and eventually shuttered.

    Demystifying the Navy Yard Joseph De Avila 2011

  • Establishing the partnership with Mazagon Dock will help Pipavav tap large government contracts for defense ships as well as submarines, boosting its revenue and ship-building capabilities.

    Pipavav Defence, Mazagon Dock to Jointly Build Warships Anirban Chowdhury 2011

  • Drydocks is a ship-building and repair company based in Dubai and owned by Dubai World, which in turn is controlled by the government of Dubai.

    Dubai May Sell Asia Shipping Arm Nicolas Parasie 2012

  • Backed by private investment firm like Pinebridge earlier AIG's Private Equity arm, SKIL Infrastructure has interests in areas like ship-building, education and defense.

    Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011

  • Northrop Grumman, which could face cutbacks to its ship-building programs, has hired consultants to write op-eds.

    Wonk Room » Gates Prepares To Confront Military-Industrial Complex 2009

  • And there's the ship-building company I ain't got a name for yet.

    Chapter XVI 2010

  • Shipping Corp. also had plans to buy up to 20% in a local shipyard as part of its long-standing aim to enter the ship-building business.

    Shipping Corp of India to Delay Expansion Eric Yep 2011

  • DUBAI—Drydocks World, Dubai's shipyard arm, is considering the sale of its entire Southeast Asian ship-building and repair operations in an effort to advance the restructuring of $2.2 billion of the company's debt, three bankers familiar with the situation said.

    Dubai May Sell Asia Shipping Arm Nicolas Parasie 2012

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