| 单词 | boatbuilding business |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboatbuilding business General attributive, as boatbuilding business, boatbuilding yard, etc. ΚΠ 1780 in Virginia State Papers (1875) I. 391 It is absolutely necessary that the ‘Boat-building business’ be pushed. 1835 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania 29 Aug. 135/2 From this, any person can judge of the importance of the boat building business in this county. 1890 Times 13 Jan. 13/1 Ship and boat building yards, docks, rope works, and 30 other minor industries. 1923 J. Hornell Indian Boat Designs 149 Typical of their [sc. the Kanarese's] lack of boat-building skill are the coffin-shaped backwater cargo carriers of Mangalore. 1970 Canad. Geogr. Mag. Feb. 51/1 Mr. John A. Cockburn has retired and his family's boatbuilding workshop has been demolished. 2008 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 Sept. 83/2 (advt.) The port is also home to the largest boat-building yards in the UAE. < as lemmas |
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