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Recent Examples of shipyard
Visitors can explore intact shipyard buildings, interactive exhibits and displays highlighting Indigenous and Black mariners.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The show is inspired by rock star Sting's childhood spent in the shadow of a shipyard.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 June 2026
Royal Caribbean has officially expanded its fleet of the world’s largest cruise ships after taking delivery of Legend of the Seas at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland this week.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026
At its heart was the Gowanus Canal, an open sewer filled with medical waste, industrial chemicals, shipyard detritus and the occasional dead body.
—Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 7 June 2026
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The show is inspired by rock star Sting's childhood spent in the shadow of a shipyard.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 June 2026
Royal Caribbean has officially expanded its fleet of the world’s largest cruise ships after taking delivery of Legend of the Seas at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland this week.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026
At its heart was the Gowanus Canal, an open sewer filled with medical waste, industrial chemicals, shipyard detritus and the occasional dead body.
—Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
Noun
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This is a land of cranes and diesel big rigs and container boxes as far as the eye can see, along with the aging but still glorious Queen Mary anchored off the marina.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The private marina at Marina Shores was sold to a Kansas City firm that saw the city’s Hail Mary play and decided to investigate the city for business opportunities, Bonta said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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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.—
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25 Feb. 2022
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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipyard. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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