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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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The Civil War was won not only on the battlefield but in the factory, the shipyard and the mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And "this is the crown jewel," Eddie Schehr, vice president of production at the Seaspan shipyard, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The Scottish government later nationalised the ailing Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow where Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa were being built.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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

As a result of all this, there was lots of work at the shipyard.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson