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View synonyms for shipyard

shipyard

[ ship-yahrd ]

noun

  1. a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.


shipyard

/ ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd /

noun

  1. a place or facility for the building, maintenance, and repair of ships


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shipyard1

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship 1 + yard 2

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Example Sentences

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.

Now Sting gets his turn, with this musical that he based on his own experiences growing up near a shipyard.

His boss suggested he should, but Tam apparently held other views, went into a shipyard and was "badged and reserved."

It was a great pleasure for the young Consul to go his morning round in the shipyard with Mr. Robson.

Guinayangan also boasts a shipyard, which is nothing more than a rough shed, the implements being most primitive in construction.

Two-and-twenty years ago, Sandy McGregor worked as a day-laborer in a shipyard, at three and sixpence per day.

At the time the war broke out, there was hardly a shipyard in the confines of the Confederacy.

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