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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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Shipyard bosses told a Holyrood committee that repair costs for the Glen Sannox could hit £3.2m after a small crack was discovered in the hull.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Back in Finland, Helsinki Shipyard occupies a dock on the capital's waterfront.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

SEOUL—The new South Korean owner of the historic Philly Shipyard has a problem: too much demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Philly Shipyard sits on a site that can trace its origins to before the Declaration of Independence and was integral to the creation of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

The convoy drove to Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and from there flew to Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, near San Francisco, where the cruiser USS Indianapolis was docked, ready to take sail west.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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