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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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Saronic has shipbuilding capacity in Texas and Louisiana, and is building “Port Alpha,” its next-generation shipyard, in Brownsville, Texas.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

How can a welding career in a shipyard benefit our nation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The new small ferry orders will be variants of the seven vessels awarded to a Polish shipyard last year, but designed for more challenging sea conditions.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

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 • Feb. 28, 2026

Hired out to work in a Maryland shipyard, he planned to flee with the help of Anna Murray, a free black woman.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis