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Recent Examples of dockyard
The ship was laid down at the Soviet dockyards in Nikolayev in April 1982, in what is now Mykolaiv in Ukraine.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
Pressure on the supply chain is straining the equipment, and drivers are contending with shortages of tires and chassis, the wheeled metal frames that carry containers from the dockyard to railheads or distribution warehouses for their journeys inland.
—Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2021
He was trapped—cursed, really—at the dockyard in Portsmouth, along the English Channel, struggling with feverish futility to get the Centurion fitted out and ready to sail.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
The former Royal Navy dockyard has an extensive past and is now a museum and attraction.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2022
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
Pressure on the supply chain is straining the equipment, and drivers are contending with shortages of tires and chassis, the wheeled metal frames that carry containers from the dockyard to railheads or distribution warehouses for their journeys inland.
—Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2021
He was trapped—cursed, really—at the dockyard in Portsmouth, along the English Channel, struggling with feverish futility to get the Centurion fitted out and ready to sail.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
The former Royal Navy dockyard has an extensive past and is now a museum and attraction.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 4 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockyard
Noun
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Head became a female welder in the Richmond shipyards.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2025
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While Chinese shipyards produce over 1,000 oceangoing vessels a year, the U.S. produces fewer than 10, according to data from Clarksons Research cited by the unions’ petition to the USTR.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For example, Gil Smart, policy director of Friends of the Everglades, raised a concern that the bill could leave open the possibility of building a large marina in a state park.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Portoferraio, Italy Discreet and picturesque Portoferraio, on the island of Elba, encompasses a marina lined with brightly colored fishing boats.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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.—
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25 Feb. 2022
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“Dockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockyard. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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