Plural of shipyard
regular plural
The plural of shipyard is shipyards.
Forms of shipyard
| Singular | shipyard /ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shipyards |
| Countable | countable |
Shipyards in a sentence
- To my mind, it appears obvious in the context of total shipwork, the private shipyards are doing very well indeed.1974, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Department of Defense Appropriations for 1975: Hearings..., page 320
- In the two years following Midway, Japanese shipyards managed to splash only six additional fleet carriers.1999 March, David M. Kennedy, "Victory at Sea": Atlantic Monthly. From the entry splash
- The integration facilities would preoutfit the common modules for multiple shipyards.1992, Naval Engineers Journal, volume 104, page 51. From the entry preoutfit
- Tenebrae nodded and then surveyed the shipyards.2017, John Hornor Jacobs, Infernal Machines, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry portmaster
- Thanks to the adoption by Amsterdam shipyards of standardized designs and labour-saving devices, the fluyt maximized carrying capacity and minimized cost.2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 97. From the entry fluyt
Meaning of shipyard
- noun A place where ships are built and repaired.
Questions about the plural of shipyard
- What is the plural of shipyard?
- The plural of shipyard is shipyards.
- Is shipyard countable?
- Shipyard is a countable noun.
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