shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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Ecorse and River Rouge were the towns that housed the shipyards of Great Lakes Engineering Works, which was contracted by Northwestern Mutual Life to build the ship.
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Oceanco also grabbed headlines by signing a contract with Lloyd’s Register during the show for the classification and certification of a 427-foot yacht, which will be the largest ever built the Dutch shipyard.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The project reportedly took place at the COSCO Zhoushan shipyard in China’s Putuo District, on Grand Pioneer, a 325,000 deadweight-ton very large ore carrier (VLOC) operated by the Taiwanese company.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The series accounts that Benjamin Guinness’ wealth would be around the equivalent of about $162 million today, plus houses, shipyards, railroads, and real estate.
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Oceanco also grabbed headlines by signing a contract with Lloyd’s Register during the show for the classification and certification of a 427-foot yacht, which will be the largest ever built the Dutch shipyard.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The project reportedly took place at the COSCO Zhoushan shipyard in China’s Putuo District, on Grand Pioneer, a 325,000 deadweight-ton very large ore carrier (VLOC) operated by the Taiwanese company.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The series accounts that Benjamin Guinness’ wealth would be around the equivalent of about $162 million today, plus houses, shipyards, railroads, and real estate.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shipyard
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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