What's the difference between cathead and shipbuilder?

Cathead


Definition:

  • (n.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.

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Shipbuilder


Definition:

  • (n.) A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The impact of ending 500 years of shipbuilding in Portsmouth won't be seen in the data for a while.
  • (2) Instead the textbook simply reads: "Traditional industries, such as shipbuilding and coal mining, declined ... during her premiership, there were a number of important economic reforms within the UK".
  • (3) South Australian MPs were concerned if Japan was awarded the contract local shipbuilder ASC would miss out on the chance to build the submarines.
  • (4) Everyone expects it to be curtains for shipbuilding.
  • (5) He recalls, with admiration, the late Jimmy Reid , one of the leaders of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders eight-month work-in in 1971-72 – after a Conservative government initially refused to give the company, which had a full order book, a bridging loan to secure its future.
  • (6) 1.30pm GMT Hammond says there is only enough demand for one shipbuilding centre in the UK.
  • (7) Capital which might have been invested in the UK catching up went elsewhere, when quite sensibly those with said capital observed that it could get much higher returns if invested in sectors and other markets that did not have the problems inherent in British shipbuilding and heavy industry.
  • (8) The contracts were first promised in the lead up to the Scottish independence referendum, during which the impact of leaving the UK on the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde was a key issue.
  • (9) And it might provide some hope to shipbuilding workers on the Clyde.
  • (10) A validation study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of this information collected from 100 workers in a shipbuilding industry.
  • (11) Cormann said the appointment of US shipbuilding expert Mark Lamarre as interim chief executive of ASC Shipbuilding had made a difference to the project.
  • (12) Asked about this, Hammond said the decision to end shipbuilding in Portsmouth was taken by BAE Systems.
  • (13) To investigate the relationship between occupation and lung cancer, a case-control study was performed in the province of Trieste, Italy, where metallurgical and mechanical industries, dock activities and shipbuilding and ship repairing are predominant.
  • (14) Consequently, and subject to consultation with trade union representatives, the Company proposes to consolidate its shipbuilding operations in Glasgow with investments in facilities to create a world-class capability, positioning it to deliver an affordable Type 26 programme for the Royal Navy.
  • (15) The government also had mixed and confused messages about whether the prime minister had changed the bidding process for the next generation of submarines, worth more than $20bn, in order to win a few votes from the shipbuilding state of South Australia.
  • (16) The ending of more than 500 years of naval shipbuilding in Portsmouth will inevitably lead to laments about Britain's industrial decline.
  • (17) The multimillion-pound contract was announced in February 2015, having been delayed until after the Scottish independence referendum, during which the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde was a key issue.
  • (18) Noise-induced hearing loss and noise annoyance were observed far more frequently in the shipbuilding department in comparison with the machine shop.
  • (19) If shipbuilding is wound down at Portsmouth, the MoD will have to bear costs that could run into hundreds of millions of pounds under a 2009 agreement guaranteeing BAE a minimum of £230m a year in shipbuilding and support work over 15 years.
  • (20) In the interim period, a proposed contract for the manufacture of three Offshore Patrol Vessels, announced today, will provide additional capability for the Royal Navy and sustain key shipbuilding skills.

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