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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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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

The Newport News Public Schools administration and lawyers for Zwerner didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 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

“I want to move our girls out of the projects,” Jimmy Goble said to Katherine after two years in Newport News.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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