shipyard

noun

Definition of shipyardnext
as in marina

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Recent Examples of shipyard The site will include a shipyard and manufacturing facility capable of producing vessels up to 850 feet. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Texas approved a $211 million abatement package to land the Port Alpha shipyard, despite California Forever hiring former Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg as lobbyists to fast-track a deal. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 The location was also convenient as the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, which launched in 1999, were built by the Fincantieri shipyard in nearby Italy. — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026 In addition to their global hotel business, the family helped build the island’s first electric plant, its most important shipyard, the main ferry system, its biggest construction company, and the largest bank. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
  1. marina
  2. dockyard
  3. wharfage
Noun
  • What’s being lost Not everyone views the boating and marina construction boom in South Florida as progress.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The main city of Puntarenas is home to almost 100,000 inhabitants and offers a wide range of logistical and bureaucratic services, including marinas, hotels, banks, restaurants, fuel services, and technical suppliers.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of marina
Noun
  • The reason for its enduring success lies in the geography of English Harbour, where the dockyard was built.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Li had worked as a painter and sandblaster at the Staten Island dockyard for roughly four years.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Definition of dockyard
Noun
  • Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.
    — Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022
  • Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
    — al, al, 25 Feb. 2022
Definition of wharfage

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