shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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In the early 1800s, shipyards from Maine to Maryland started pumping out ships built for speed.
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Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
This was long before the major migration of African Americans to the Bay Area in World War II, during which time Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The Disney Destiny is currently being built at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
The topic of younger buyers is a constant discussion in shipyard boardrooms and among designers looking to modify their designs to this changing market.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
On the European side of Istanbul, celebration was in order as boutique shipyard Bilgin Yachts launched a landmark yacht, Eternal Spark, the first of 2024.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Its north landing curled around the site of the former Sparrows Point steel complex, once the largest refinery in the world and a key World War II shipyard.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The maiden voyage took the yacht from the New Zealand shipyard to Australia, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Fears that long-standing backlogs at U.S. shipyards and a shrinking submarine fleet could undercut willingness for the sales boiled over this week when the Biden administration cut its funding request for the Virginia class.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
This was long before the major migration of African Americans to the Bay Area in World War II, during which time Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The Disney Destiny is currently being built at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
The topic of younger buyers is a constant discussion in shipyard boardrooms and among designers looking to modify their designs to this changing market.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
On the European side of Istanbul, celebration was in order as boutique shipyard Bilgin Yachts launched a landmark yacht, Eternal Spark, the first of 2024.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Its north landing curled around the site of the former Sparrows Point steel complex, once the largest refinery in the world and a key World War II shipyard.
—Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The maiden voyage took the yacht from the New Zealand shipyard to Australia, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Fears that long-standing backlogs at U.S. shipyards and a shrinking submarine fleet could undercut willingness for the sales boiled over this week when the Biden administration cut its funding request for the Virginia class.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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