shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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The Italian shipyard is launching a fleet of semi-custom superyachts measuring between 98 and 197 feet.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
For instance, the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston was constructed in sections in a shipyard.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
The ship will undergo partial repairs while docked at the Port of Baltimore before it is moved to a shipyard for more extensive work.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
There are other ships in the pipeline, Levis says, with plans for four more ships—two oceangoing cruise liners and two expedition ships—to be built in a European shipyard in the coming years.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
For instance, the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston was constructed in sections in a shipyard.
—Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
The ship will undergo partial repairs while docked at the Port of Baltimore before it is moved to a shipyard for more extensive work.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
There are other ships in the pipeline, Levis says, with plans for four more ships—two oceangoing cruise liners and two expedition ships—to be built in a European shipyard in the coming years.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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