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Recent Examples of shipyard
Construction on the nearly 80-foot-long Dolce Vento began at the shipyard in 2024, per Super Yacht Times.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
British officials, seeking economies of scale for their own navy and to boost Scotland’s shipyard industry, had heavily promoted the BAE Systems’ frigates, known as the T-26 City-class.
—Reuters 22 Min Ago, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Lee and possibly Trump will visit a Philadelphia shipyard acquired last year by the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
The rectangular structure was then built in a shipyard before being towed into place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
British officials, seeking economies of scale for their own navy and to boost Scotland’s shipyard industry, had heavily promoted the BAE Systems’ frigates, known as the T-26 City-class.
—Reuters 22 Min Ago, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Lee and possibly Trump will visit a Philadelphia shipyard acquired last year by the South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
The rectangular structure was then built in a shipyard before being towed into place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
Noun
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Fish on the Lake Fontana Lake has 240 miles of shoreline, so the marina is a popular place in warmer months.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, Burks successfully relocated one of the floating homes from Docktown, a community of houseboats that settled on state property in the Redwood Channel east of Highway 101, to a marina in Sausalito.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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