shipbuilding

& s. [Eng. ship (1), and building.] A. As adj .: Used in or for the construction and repair of ve els; as, a shipbuilding yard. B. As subst.: The art or occupation of constructing ve els for navigation, particularly ships and other ve els of a large kind bearing masts, as distinguished from boat-building; naval architecture. Tradition alleges that shipbuilding was first succe fully attempted in Egypt, and brought Greece by Danaus, B. C. about 1485. In historic times the Phoenicians took the lead in the art. In England the first two-decked ve el built masthe Portales fruit in it had five by Des charges, A. D. about 1500. Steamships were "Royal Harry," 1488; IMG:content-1359.jpg:[graphic] first constructed about 1812; they were of wood, the first two of iron were launched in 1833 and 1834, to ply upon the Humber. Now iron has been superseded by steel. ship-ful,*ship-full, s . [Eng. ship (1), and full .] As much as or as many as a ship will contain; enough to fill a ship. "The time will soon be upon us when the arrival of a ship full of such precious wares will cease to excite curiosity."- Pall Mall Gazette .