Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipyard

/ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: ship-yard
IPA: /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where ships are built and repaired.

Example Sentences

"To my mind, it appears obvious in the context of total shipwork, the private shipyards are doing very well indeed. It is true that with the dwindling size of the Navy, there will be less repair work."
"On the Chickahominy, the Hazelwood brothers' fish house at Hicks Island and the Menzel brothers' fish house near the old shipyard thrived by serving local and distant markets. As late as 1977, a Publick Observer article boasted, "If you are served turtle soup in Atlanta or catfish in Ft. Wayne, Ind., chances are good that the main ingredients came from the waters of the James or the Chickahominy.""

Etymology

From ship + yard.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/

Inflected Forms

shipyards (plural)

Phrases

built like a brick shipyard shipyard eye

Questions

How do you pronounce shipyard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/.
What does shipyard mean?: A place where ships are built and repaired.
Where does shipyard come from?: From ship + yard.

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