Shipwright (Noun)
Meaning
A carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The shipwright had spent years honing his craft, and it showed in the sturdy hulls he produced.
- As the sun set over the harbor, the shipwright carefully fitted the final plank into place on the new schooner.
- After serving at sea for 20 years, he retired to become a shipwright and help build the vessels he once sailed on.
- The shipwright's skilled hands moved quickly and surely as he caulked the seams of the newly built rowboat.
- When the wooden ferry was damaged in a storm, the shipwright was called in to repair and refloat it.