shipyard

noun

Definition of shipyardnext
as in marina

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Recent Examples of shipyard Buyers must conduct thorough due diligence, including assessing the shipyard's financial health and commissioning independent quality surveys. — Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Those discussions helped identify practical opportunities where HHI’s intelligent welding technology could fit into existing US shipyard operations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 The rescue party made its way to New York harbor by train, private car, and then two bicycles shared among the three of them—Frank, Sarah’s husband, on one; Sarah and Billo on the other—when shipyard traffic proved unconquerable by automobile. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Rick Hambley, project manager at RMK Merrill-Stevens Yachts, Florida’s oldest continuously operating shipyard, has watched the transformation firsthand. — Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
  1. marina
  2. dockyard
  3. wharfage
Noun
  • In a sleepy bay in Anguilla, the ship’s marina comes down, affording an opportunity to play with the water toys and swim to an inflatable trampoline.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The home’s waterfront elements are a major part of how it’s being marketed — and the features read more like a private marina than a typical luxury backyard.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 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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