shipyard

noun

ship·​yard ˈship-ˌyärd 

: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired

Examples of shipyard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the center of it lies Beymen Tersane — Galleries of Luxury, a 130,000-square-foot multibrand store that has taken residence in a 600-year-old former Ottoman naval shipyard. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

The Italian shipyard recently launched a fully custom 102-footer with a layout unlike most yachts in its category. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

The missile launch followed a North Korean media report that leader Kim Jong Un visited a naval shipyard building a destroyer and stressed the importance of a powerful naval force. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026

Much of the vessel was then hidden beneath tarpaulins at the Huangpu shipyard, leaving its forward compartments difficult to examine. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shipyard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard

Kids Definition

shipyard

noun

ship·​yard ˈship-ˌyärd 

: a place where ships are built or repaired