shipyard

American  

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /

noun

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

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shipyard British  

/ ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of shipyard

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

With American shipyards overstretched, the Navy’s maintenance readiness is already a problem, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Krauze joined what was then called the Vladimir Lenin shipyard in 1983, first in a coal-fired boiler room and later operating a crane.

From Barron's

The publicly-owned Ferguson shipyard is to be directly awarded contracts to build four new vessels under plans announced by the Scottish government.

From BBC

The U.S. operates two hospital ships: one is currently docked at an Alabama shipyard while the other is on its way to Panama, which is pretty much in the opposite direction from Greenland.

From Salon

Both vessels are currently in a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., according to maritime tracking information.

From The Wall Street Journal