shipfitters

/ˈʃɪpˌfɪtərz/
noun
  1. Plural of shipfitter; workers who fit together and install metal parts in ships.
    • A team of shipfitters assembled the new deck sections.
    • Many shipfitters in this town learned their trade from their parents.
    • The shipfitters worked overtime to repair the damaged hull.
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