shipwright
noun
ship·wright
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Definition of shipwright
: a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair
Examples of shipwright in a Sentence
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Boeing aero-mechanics, shipwrights and college professors. — Greg Gilbert, The Seattle Times, "In 52 years at The Seattle Times, photographer Greg Gilbert has seen it all. But he wants to see more.," 31 July 2019 Ranstrom is 51, just bought a house, and these days works a shipwright. — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, "Dead Baby Bikes Downhill brings ‘gleeful mayhem’ to Seattle streets," 3 Aug. 2019 The government also paid for employee training, as few skilled shipwrights remained in the labor force. — Andrew Maykuth, Philly.com, "With dearth of orders, Philly Shipyard's future is at risk," 10 May 2018 Don Pedersen, her husband's uncle, was a master shipwright who developed the Viking sailboat. — Bradley Zint, latimes.com, "New exhibit tells ‘The Hull Story’ of Costa Mesa’s boatbuilding past," 4 May 2018 Shortly afterward, several shipwrights began working along the eastern shore, and by 1840, shipbuilding had become the community’s dominant activity, prospering for the next three decades. — Marcelle Sussman Fischler, New York Times, "Northport, N.Y.: Old-Time Charm in a Waterfront Village," 2 May 2018 Walter Bellingrath shipped his Coca-Cola cases on many a river steamer in the early 1900s, and his father-in-law was a shipwright – a skilled carpenter who built and repaired the boats. — AL.com, "Things to do in Mobile, Jan. 21-27," 21 Jan. 2018 It functions today as a floating museum, a hands-on classroom for apprentice shipwrights and even a spot for sleepovers. — Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times, "Historic tugboat dry-docked in Seattle to prepare for full hull restoration," 19 June 2017 But for any who do think that their inner shipwright could easily master the task, consider these rules: For a cardboard boat regatta, obviouly the craft must be made of cardboard. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "Fireboat 422 scores in Fairfax County cardboard boat regatta," 5 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shipwright.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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