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Recent Examples of shipyard The Defense Department announced last week that the roughly $500 million ship will enter the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrio Logan and go into a dry dock, which is done to give workers a chance to examine, clean, paint and, if necessary, make repairs. —
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 State media says a third destroyer under construction at the Nampo shipyard on the country’s western coast is expected to be completed by the ruling Workers’ Party’s founding anniversary in October, according to the AP. —Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The Last Ship is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood. —Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 The musical is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood. —Ryan Brennan april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 State media says a third destroyer under construction at the Nampo shipyard on the country’s western coast is expected to be completed by the ruling Workers’ Party’s founding anniversary in October, according to the AP. —Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The Last Ship is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood. —Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 The musical is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood. —Ryan Brennan april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipyard
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In a converted 1909 Cow Hollow house near the marina and the Presidio, this home has a private entry and garden, and features a large picture window, a brick- ringed fireplace surrounded by built-ins, and a pass-through alcove kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator.— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
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Some homes in the region also had their roofs damaged, the department said, and a marina was damaged at Kaw Lake.— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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The dockyard justifies this by offering 12 months of admission, but for most tourists that promise has limited practical value.— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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President Donald Trump said US forces carried out a strike on a dockyard in Venezuela allegedly used by drug traffickers, the first attack against the Latin American country’s mainland.— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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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
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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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“Shipyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/shipyard. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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