astillero

Spanish

Etymology

From astilla +‎ -ero.

Adjective

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

1. (relational) boatmaking

Noun

astillero m (plural astilleros)

1. shipyard, boatyard (for initial construction)
2. dockyard (for repair ships and boats)
3. 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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28