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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipyard¹

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

Example Sentences

The 31-year-old ship returned from the Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside last month, but before it could carry passengers again, a new gearbox fault was detected which required several more weeks to fix.

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The ferry has been built at a shipyard in Finland but it has to be moved out before winter because it could be damaged by pack ice.

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"Everybody wants a picture of the cranes - I have customers who order from America, Asia and Australia who perhaps worked at the shipyard 30 years ago," he told BBC News NI.

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The executive chairman of Harland and Wolff has said there is a strong case for keeping the company’s four shipyards under a single owner.

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However, the company’s board said there was a "credible pathway" for its four shipyards to continue trading under new ownership.

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