shipyard

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Recent Examples of shipyard Looking farther ahead, Courtney has advocated a budgeting reform that would allow shipyards to cover salary overruns on submarines under construction by accessing contract money awarded in advance for construction of future ships. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025 Molteni Group has worked with Italian shipyard Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest, for 30 years. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025 Cruise lines are embracing the bigger-is-better adage as more massive vessels make their way from the shipyard to the sea. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 May 2025 Infamously, the fifth stage of 1984’s edition of Paris-Nice race was blocked by workers from the local shipyard. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
Noun
  • Rentals are available at several marinas and outfitters, including Lake Wylie Boat Rental and Riverside Marina. ⛵Boating: Very popular for all types of boating from fishing to watersports.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
  • Porto Montenegro, a marina and residential village, includes Porto Montenegro Studios, a complex featuring recording and filming facilities, developed in partnership with the Puccini Floating Academy.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • During our layover, a worker at the dockyard had told me of the attacks and the threat of starvation incapacitating the capital.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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

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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipyard. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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