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Newport News

American

[noo-pawrt, -pohrt, -pert, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt, -pərt, ˈnyu- /

noun

a seaport in SE Virginia: shipbuilding and ship-repair center.

Newport News British

noun

(functioning as singular) a port in SE Virginia, at the mouth of the James River: an industrial centre, with one of the world's largest shipyards. Pop: 181 647 (2003 est)

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Executives at General Dynamics’s Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding have said they don’t know when contracts might come through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Hegseth kicked off his tour Monday with a visit to a Newport News, Va., shipyard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The retired admiral and the naval analyst told me the shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, is the only one capable of building a boat this big.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

Connecticut hosts General Dynamics’ Electric Boat plant, which makes submarines that carry ballistic missiles, while Virginia is home to HII Corporation’s Newport News Shipbuilding facility, which makes both aircraft carriers and attack submarines.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

But over the July Fourth holiday in 1944, Dorothy Vaughan decided to convert her own status as a temporary resident of Newport News into something much longer lasting.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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