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shipyard

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as in marina

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Recent Examples of shipyard Construction began at the Sevmash shipyard on December 26, 2014, and the Russian Navy commissioned the vessel in 2022. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 It is being built for a private client, who has decided not to share their shipyard of choice. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 Fincantieri’s approach is not based on the assumption that humanoid robots are ready to transform every shipyard tomorrow. — Rodrigo Madanes, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipyard

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Two Miami-Dade County residents are suing to require a countywide vote on whether a new marina can be built at the Miami Seaquarium site on Virginia Key, arguing that voters, not just county commissioners, should decide.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The county maintains the underwater land that would house the marina piers is part of the same piece of real estate as the upland Seaquarium property.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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The 2,200 oarsmen from the Royal Thai Navy started their training in June, learning how to row the barges in unison at a navy dockyard before rehearsing in the river in late July.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026
When the 12-hour dockyard shifts were reduced to 10-hour, workers felt their already precarious standards of living threatened.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dockyard

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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

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