shipyard

[ ship-yahrd ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /

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noun

a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.

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Origin of shipyard

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship¹ + yard²

Words nearby shipyard

ship-to-shore, shipway, shipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipyard, shiralee, Shiraz, shire, Shire Highlands, shire horse

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How to use shipyard in a sentence

Our chairman is over visiting the shipyards we’re all of our ships are being built this week.
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It was apparent that Musk was not building a ship, he was building a shipyard.
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That’s what the trade union Solidarity did, drawing its initial strength from protests by shipyard workers in Gdansk before growing into a national phenomenon with 10 million members within a year.
Will Amazon’s Union Change the World?|Daniel Malloy|April 1, 2021|Ozy
Namely, community representatives and environmental justice advocates wanted to adopt zoning in an area just North of Harbor Drive that could act as a buffer between the shipyard along the water, and the more residential area to the north and east.
Faulconer Has Touted ‘Leadership’ on the Campaign Trail Before|Andrew Keatts|March 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego

Gómez grew up in Barrio Logan, an area plagued by industrial air pollution from the highways that roll through the neighborhood and the shipyards that flank it.
Environment Report: Gómez and Jacobs on the Green New Deal, Climate Injustice and More|MacKenzie Elmer|October 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Now Sting gets his turn, with this musical that he based on his own experiences growing up near a shipyard.
Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His boss suggested he should, but Tam apparently held other views, went into a shipyard and was "badged and reserved."
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
It was a great pleasure for the young Consul to go his morning round in the shipyard with Mr. Robson.
Garman and Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Guinayangan also boasts a shipyard, which is nothing more than a rough shed, the implements being most primitive in construction.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
Two-and-twenty years ago, Sandy McGregor worked as a day-laborer in a shipyard, at three and sixpence per day.
A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming
At the time the war broke out, there was hardly a shipyard in the confines of the Confederacy.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

British Dictionary definitions for shipyard

shipyard

/ (ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd) /

noun

a place or facility for the building, maintenance, and repair of ships

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