shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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Photos taken at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard show multiple low-observable drone airframes positioned dockside near the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Kim visited the shipyard to inspect the construction of the submarine and receive a report on its progress, according to KCNA, which did not say when the visit took place.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2025
Carved into the stone walls of the historic shipyard, the arrival lounge feels like an entrance to a secret bazaar, brimming with holistic tinctures and fragrant herbs.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Kim visited the shipyard to inspect the construction of the submarine and receive a report on its progress, according to KCNA, which did not say when the visit took place.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2025
Carved into the stone walls of the historic shipyard, the arrival lounge feels like an entrance to a secret bazaar, brimming with holistic tinctures and fragrant herbs.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipyard. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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