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Meanings
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shipbuilding industry
Refers to the industrial sector that designs, constructs, and repairs ships.
Japan's shipbuilding industry boasts one of the largest scales in the world.
He has been involved in the shipbuilding industry for many years.
Usage patterns
- 造船業に従事するto work in the shipbuilding industry
He has worked in the shipbuilding industry for many years.
- 造船業が盛んな〈場所〉a place where the shipbuilding industry is thriving
This town is known as a place where the shipbuilding industry thrives.
- 造船業を営むto run a shipbuilding business
My grandfather ran a shipbuilding business in this town.