shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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The Charybdis under construction at a Brownsville, Texas, shipyard.
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Brian Cheung, NBC News, 30 June 2024
And third is Marin City, also a suburb of San Francisco, which was established as a residential community in the early 1940s to provide housing for employees in a nearby shipyard but is now considered part of upscale Sausalito, with median housing prices well above $1 million.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
The British shipyard just unveiled a new 80-foot model that will become the flagship of the fleet upon launch.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The Italian shipyard is launching a fleet of semi-custom superyachts measuring between 98 and 197 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
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Brian Cheung, NBC News, 30 June 2024
And third is Marin City, also a suburb of San Francisco, which was established as a residential community in the early 1940s to provide housing for employees in a nearby shipyard but is now considered part of upscale Sausalito, with median housing prices well above $1 million.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
The British shipyard just unveiled a new 80-foot model that will become the flagship of the fleet upon launch.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The Italian shipyard is launching a fleet of semi-custom superyachts measuring between 98 and 197 feet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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