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boatmaking

boatmaking noun: the manufacture of boats.

Noun

boatmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of boats.
    • Fiberglass made it easy to get into the boatmaking business, Mr. Mueller said, but many of the builders didn’t realize how labor-intensive the business was.2009 August 16, Larry Edsall, “A Style Both Wet and Wild”, in New York Times

Origin of boatmaking

From boat + making.

Questions about boatmaking

What does boatmaking mean?
Boatmaking means the manufacture of boats.
What part of speech is boatmaking?
Boatmaking is a noun.

Words near boatmaking in the dictionary

  1. boatlip
  2. boatload
  3. boatloads
  4. boatmaker
  5. boatmakers
  6. boatmaking
  7. boatman
  8. Boatmans
  9. boatmanship
  10. boatmast
  11. boatmaster

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