˜yÐÄvlog

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shipyard

[ ship-yahrd ]

noun

  1. a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.


shipyard

/ ˈʃɪ±èËŒÂáÉ‘Ë»å /

noun

  1. a place or facility for the building, maintenance, and repair of ships
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shipyard1

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship 1 + yard 2
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The tenements at Clune Park in the Inverclyde town of Port Glasgow were built a century ago as housing for shipyard workers but have lain mostly abandoned for years.

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While preparatory works have begun on the former shipyard site in Pallion, next to the Northern Spire bridge, construction of the studios is yet to start.

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Ferguson's, the last commercial shipyard on the Clyde, had vowed to bid "aggressively" for the contract and had made it onto a shortlist of six bidders.

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The order for Glen Sannox and another ship were placed with the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow nearly a decade ago.

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A Transport Scotland spokesperson said that shipyards across the world have been impacted by external supply chain and internal resourcing challenges.

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