shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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Head became a female welder in the Richmond shipyards.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
While Chinese shipyards produce over 1,000 oceangoing vessels a year, the U.S. produces fewer than 10, according to data from Clarksons Research cited by the unions’ petition to the USTR.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
That reporting focused on a major Louisiana shipyard run by a company called Thoma-Sea, where undocumented immigrants have often been hired through third-party subcontractors.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2025
But even before Millwall’s move south, the clubs were drawn together in the 1899-1900 FA Cup and it was coined the ‘Dockers derby’ as many of the clubs’ supporters worked at shipyards on the River Thames.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
While Chinese shipyards produce over 1,000 oceangoing vessels a year, the U.S. produces fewer than 10, according to data from Clarksons Research cited by the unions’ petition to the USTR.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
That reporting focused on a major Louisiana shipyard run by a company called Thoma-Sea, where undocumented immigrants have often been hired through third-party subcontractors.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2025
But even before Millwall’s move south, the clubs were drawn together in the 1899-1900 FA Cup and it was coined the ‘Dockers derby’ as many of the clubs’ supporters worked at shipyards on the River Thames.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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