shipyard

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Recent Examples of shipyard Yokohama, Japan Japanese media said the Izumo, the Kaga's sister ship, will remain at a shipyard in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, until 2027, when it will be converted into an aircraft carrier. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 The steel and aluminum yacht – built at the Mengi Yay shipyard in Turkey and designed by renowned Venetian design studio Nuvolari-Lenard – made her world debut at the 2024 Monaco Boat Show. Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025 One of those that remain is Huntington Ingalls Industries, which maintains enormous shipyards in Virginia and Mississippi. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
Noun
  • The marina is undergoing a major makeover to transform the dock into a boardwalk destination with 85 boat slips by fall of 2025.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Next week, the city is gearing up to welcome a new Jumeirah addition to its roster, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, which promises a new era of ‘quiet luxury’ for Dubai, with its own marina and nautical design references.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to Plutarch, Caesar set fire to the enemy fleet, but the fire raged out of control from the nearby dockyards and swallowed the Great Library.
    Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The rural setting is not just beautiful but bucolic to die for, with shots of Galicia’s coastline constantly present to counter darker scenes and contrast with Ferrol’s dockyards.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.
    Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022
  • Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.
    al, al, 25 Feb. 2022

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