shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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Photos shared on social media showed flames and smoke rising from an industrial building near the shipyard.
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The Danish audio brand has teamed up with Italian shipyard Riva on two new speakers designed for the high seas.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
Other shipyards working on federal contracts have also hired undocumented workers.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Parts of New Jersey that had once been centers of manufacturing, shipyards and shipping, among other industries, have since be redeveloped into upper middle-class residential units, catering to white-collar tertiary sector jobs.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The Danish audio brand has teamed up with Italian shipyard Riva on two new speakers designed for the high seas.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
Other shipyards working on federal contracts have also hired undocumented workers.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Parts of New Jersey that had once been centers of manufacturing, shipyards and shipping, among other industries, have since be redeveloped into upper middle-class residential units, catering to white-collar tertiary sector jobs.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipyard. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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