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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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Then there's a new kid on the block, a company called Balaena, which recently took over the Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside along with the A&P yards in Tyneside and Falmouth.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Nowadays big ships are usually built in blocks - then welded together - meaning bits can be built in one shipyard, then transported to another for assembly.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The offshore platform will be built by NSORe, mainly at a shipyard in the Rostock area.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

The shipyard produced Britain’s first submarine in 1901.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Over the coming days we would learn that the sounds from the nearby shipyard bothered him.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Ferretti builds luxury yachts under a series of brands including Riva, Pershing, Wally and Itama at seven shipyards in northern Italy.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

The U.S. has to ask hard questions about buying foreign support ships, using allied capacity and expanding our own shipyards.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

But since then many of those vessels have gone to overseas shipyards.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

In fact, according to the CBO report, employment in the shipyards hasn’t grown since 1990.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

The Red Hook shipyards looked more brightly lit than she’d imagined them to be, Magdalys thought as they approached.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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