shipyard

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Recent Examples of shipyard The Geoje shipyard covers an area the size of 900 football fields. Stella Kim, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025 In fact, the Navy owned the Jeffboat shipyard during World War II. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025 Miami’s newest cruise ship Queen Elizabeth was built at Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, and named by Queen Elizabeth II in Southampton in October 2010. Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 The building also recalls the shipyard’s past and pays homage to its founder, Giovanna’s father Paolo Vitelli, who passed away in 2024. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
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Noun
  • Smaller, high-speed hydrofoiling electric shuttles can transform every marina into a transportation hub, creating a dense mesh of last-mile connections.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In a new joint venture redeveloping the marina, Everett Landco announced plans to take down storage tanks and dismantle offices at the location this month, per NBC News.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 722-footer was moved from the construction dock to the water for the first time, with tugs then guiding it along a set course to the outfitting dockyard.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
  • 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
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 15 Nov. 2025.

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