shipbuilding

Etymology

From ship + building.

shipbuilding means the construction of ships. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

noun

The 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.”
A construction of a ship.