astillero

Spanish

Etymology

From astilla +‎ -ero.

Adjective

astillero (feminine astillera, masculine plural astilleros, feminine plural astilleras)

(relational) boatmaking

Noun

astillero m (plural astilleros)

shipyard, boatyard (for initial construction)
dockyard (for repair ships and boats)
rack for the storage of lances and other polearms

Derived terms

astillero de demolición (“demolition yard, ship-breaking yard; automobile-breaking yard”)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: estaleiro

Further reading

“astillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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