shipyard (Meaning)

Wordnet

shipyard (n)

a workplace where ships are built or repaired

Webster

shipyard (n.)

A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired.

shipyard Sentence Examples

  1. The sprawling shipyard was a hive of activity, with massive ships under construction at every turn.
  2. The rusty old shipyard had once been a hub of maritime industry but now lay abandoned and desolate.
  3. The shipyard workers toiled tirelessly, their hammers pounding away at the metal hulls of the vessels.
  4. The stench from the shipyard mingled with the salty sea air, creating a pungent aroma.
  5. A towering crane swung majestically over the shipyard, lifting massive steel plates onto a ship's deck.
  6. The shipyard's launch basin was filled with a deafening roar as a newly built destroyer slid into the water.
  7. The intricate latticework of pipelines and scaffolding made the shipyard resemble a labyrinthine maze.
  8. The shipyard's dry dock was home to a colossal aircraft carrier undergoing repairs.
  9. The shipyard's security was impenetrable, with armed guards patrolling the perimeter.
  10. The shipyard's location on the waterfront provided easy access to the open sea for the ships it built.

FAQs About the word shipyard

a workplace where ships are built or repairedA yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired.

dockyard,marina, wharfage,quayage, quay, embarcadero, dock, pier, jetty, berth

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The sprawling shipyard was a hive of activity, with massive ships under construction at every turn.

The rusty old shipyard had once been a hub of maritime industry but now lay abandoned and desolate.

The shipyard workers toiled tirelessly, their hammers pounding away at the metal hulls of the vessels.

The stench from the shipyard mingled with the salty sea air, creating a pungent aroma.