shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd 
: a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired
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After Friday’s wedding ceremony, celebrations are expected to conclude with a wedding reception Saturday at the Arsenale, a shipyard and armory that is now the site of an annual Venetian cultural festival.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
On Saturday, a wedding reception is scheduled to take place at the Arsenale, formerly the site of armories and shipyards that is located on the eastern side of Venice.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
His best chapters follow the protests in the Gdańsk shipyards that led to the Solidarity trade union.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The pop mega-star is expected to perform at Venice’s former medieval shipyard,the Arsenale — which has been modernized with cultural spaces and hosts the annual Venice Biennale.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
On Saturday, a wedding reception is scheduled to take place at the Arsenale, formerly the site of armories and shipyards that is located on the eastern side of Venice.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
His best chapters follow the protests in the Gdańsk shipyards that led to the Solidarity trade union.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The pop mega-star is expected to perform at Venice’s former medieval shipyard,the Arsenale — which has been modernized with cultural spaces and hosts the annual Venice Biennale.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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shipyard
noun
ship·yard
ˈship-ˌyärd
: a place where ships are built or repaired
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