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shipfitter definition

ship·fitter (-fit′ər)

noun

  1. a person whose work is to lay out, fabricate, and position plates, bulkheads, etc. inside the hull of a ship in readiness for riveting or welding
  2. ☆ U.S. Navy a petty officer who maintains metal fittings

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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