newbuildingn.
/ˌnjuːˈbɪldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uˈbɪldɪŋ/ The action of new-build v.; (in recent use esp.) the construction of new ships; an instance of this. Also: a newly constructed ship.
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1588 Exhort. Faithful Subjects in Harl. Misc. (1800) II. 100 Look to the amending and new building of ships. Make them strong, light, and nimble for the battle.
1692 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) V. 119 There was a Vestry called, about repairing or new-building of the Church.
1888 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Club 15 270 He [sc. Krabbe] says there is another process in the formation of cell membrane quite independent of apposition or intussusception, and names this a new-building.
1906 Science 26 Jan. 150/2 With some Coleoptera and some Neuroptera the breakdown and new-building [of tissue] is slight.
1948 N.Y. Maritime Reg. 12 May 3/2 The newbuildings include a number of large fast cargo liners.
1968 Marine Digest 13 July 23 There is a steady trickle these days of newbuilding contracts for sale.
2001 Sea Breezes Sept. 347/1 Minoan have just taken delivery of their second newbuilding of four from Samsung, Korea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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