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shipwright

🇬🇧 UK/'ʃiprait/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A skilled worker who designs, builds, and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.

造船工,造船木匠

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
shipvessel for water travel
+
wrightother
=shipwright

Common Collocations

  • 1.master shipwright造船大师
  • 2.skilled shipwright技艺精湛的造船工匠
  • 3.[shipwright's yard]造船厂
  • 4.traditional shipwright传统造船工匠

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The master shipwright oversaw every detail of the vessel's construction.

  • 2.

    Skilled shipwrights were in high demand during the age of exploration.

  • 3.

    He trained as a shipwright and spent his career restoring historic wooden vessels.

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