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shipyard

SHIHP-yahrd
noun
1
A place where ships are built and repaired.
"The shipyard had built vessels for the navy for generations."

How to Use Shipyard

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In plain EnglishA dockside site for building or fixing ships.

Word Forms

shipyards plural

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Etymology

A compound of ship and yard.

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