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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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But he got a job as a mechanical engineer at the local shipyard.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

CMAL, the ship's owner, said it would have expected engineering documentation to have been sent directly to the shipyard prior to delivery.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The Kang Kon—named after a Korean War general—was docked at an east coast shipyard.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Swinney will meet local politicians and a community group as well as managers from the nationalised Ferguson shipyard, a week after they announced plans to shed a quarter of its workforce.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

She pulls on the shipyard bell that rings in Rufino’s workshop.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The Liberty Ship program used 18 American shipyards to produce more than 2,700 ships from a common design in four years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Exxon said a fifth massive oil-production vessel—capable of pumping 250,000 barrels a day—has set sail for Guyana from shipyards in Asia and is expected to begin production in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Scottish shipyards may think they are in pole position but, as Hine points out, don't count your chickens - or warships - before they're hatched.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

For decades, Scotland's naval shipyards in Glasgow and Rosyth have dominated construction of the UK's surface warships.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

German shipyards rushed to build a fleet powerful enough to engage Britain’s Royal Navy in battle.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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