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boatbuilding

(ˈbəʊtbɪldɪŋ) or

boat-building

n
(Nautical Terms) the industry or activity of making boats
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boatbuilding

[ˈbəʊtˌbɪldɪŋ] Nconstrucción f de barcos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boatbuilding

boat-building [ˈbəʊtbɪldɪŋ] nconstruction f navale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boatbuilding

[ˈbəʊtˌbɪldɪŋ] ncostruzione f di barche
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