naval shipyard

Thân thiện

A large naval shipyard builds and repairs warships.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A military shipyard: A naval shipyard is a government-owned and operated industrial facility specifically designed for building, repairing, refitting, and maintaining warships and other vessels for a nation's navy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The aircraft carrier underwent extensive repairs at the naval shipyard.
  • The new destroyer was launched from the naval shipyard last week.
  • He works as an engineer at the local naval shipyard.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in geopolitical or historical contexts to discuss naval power and infrastructure.
  • The security of the strategic naval shipyard was increased due to rising tensions.

Variants and Related Words

• Shipyard (n): A more general term for a facility where ships are built and repaired, which can be commercial or military.
• Naval base (n): A military base for a navy, which may include a shipyard as one of its facilities.
• Dockyard (n): Often used synonymously with shipyard, particularly in British English.

Synonyms

• Navy yard: A direct synonym, commonly used in American English.
• Arsenal (in a naval context): Can sometimes refer to a place where naval ships and weapons are built and stored.

Related Phrases

• Naval shipyard worker: A person employed at a naval shipyard.
• Naval shipyard facility: Refers to the physical plant and infrastructure of the shipyard.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a military shipyard

Từ đồng nghĩa

• navy yard