noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈʃɪpˌjɑɹd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A place where ships are built and repaired.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a workplace where ships are built or repaired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: workplace, work
Narrower terms: navy yard, naval shipyard
History
Etymology
From ship + yard.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
նավաշինարան
(navašinaran)
— place to build and repair ships
Asturian:
astilleru
— place to build and repair ships
Azerbaijani:
tərsanə
— place to build and repair ships
Azerbaijani:
gəmiqayırma zavodu
— place to build and repair ships
Basque:
ontziola
— place to build and repair ships
Belarusian:
верф
(vjerf)
— place to build and repair ships
Belarusian:
суднаве́рф
(sudnavjérf)
— place to build and repair ships
Belarusian:
карабе́льня
(karabjélʹnja)
— place to build and repair ships
Bulgarian:
корабострои́телница
(korabostroítelnica)
— place to build and repair ships
Catalan:
drassana
— place to build and repair ships
Chinese Mandarin:
船廠 /船厂
(chuánchǎng)
— place to build and repair ships
Chinese Mandarin:
造船所
(zàochuánsuǒ)
— place to build and repair ships
Chinese Mandarin:
船塢 /船坞
(chuánwù)
— place to build and repair ships
Chinese Mandarin:
造船廠 /造船厂
(zàochuánchǎng)
— place to build and repair ships
Czech:
loděnice
— place to build and repair ships
Danish:
skibsværft
— place to build and repair ships
Danish:
værft
— place to build and repair ships
Dutch:
scheepswerf
— place to build and repair ships
Esperanto:
ŝipkonstruejo
— place to build and repair ships
Esperanto:
ŝipfarejo
— place to build and repair ships
Finnish:
telakka
— place to build and repair ships
French:
chantier naval
— place to build and repair ships
Galician:
estaleiro
— place to build and repair ships
Georgian:
ვერფი
(verpi)
— place to build and repair ships
Georgian:
გემთსაშენი ვერფი
(gemtsašeni verpi)
— place to build and repair ships
Georgian:
გემთსარემონტო ვერფი
(gemtsaremonṭo verpi)
— place to build and repair ships
German:
Werft
— place to build and repair ships
Greek:
ναυπηγείο
(nafpigeío)
— place to build and repair ships
Hungarian:
hajógyár
— place to build and repair ships
Hungarian:
hajójavító műhely
— place to build and repair ships
Icelandic:
skipasmíðastöð
— place to build and repair ships
Icelandic:
slippur
— place to build and repair ships
Indonesian:
galangan
— place to build and repair ships
Irish:
longchlós
— place to build and repair ships
Italian:
cantiere navale
— place to build and repair ships
Japanese:
造船所
(zōsensho)
— place to build and repair ships
Japanese:
造船設備
(zōsen setsubi)
— place to build and repair ships
Korean:
조선소
(joseonso)
— place to build and repair ships
Macedonian:
бродоградилиште
(brodogradilište)
— place to build and repair ships
Norwegian Bokmål:
verft
— place to build and repair ships
Norwegian Bokmål:
skipsverft
— place to build and repair ships
Norwegian Nynorsk:
verft
— place to build and repair ships
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skipsverft
— place to build and repair ships
Pannonian Rusyn:
ладьобудовалїще
(ladʹobudovaljišče)
— place to build and repair ships
Polish:
stocznia
— place to build and repair ships
Portuguese:
estaleiro
— place to build and repair ships
Romanian:
șantier naval
— place to build and repair ships
Russian:
верфь
(verfʹ)
— place to build and repair ships
Russian:
судове́рфь
(sudovérfʹ)
— place to build and repair ships
Russian:
судоремо́нтный заво́д
(sudoremóntnyj zavód)
— place to build and repair ships
Russian:
пло́тбище
(plótbišče)
— place to build and repair ships
Serbo-Croatian:
бродоградилиште
— place to build and repair ships
Serbo-Croatian:
brodogradilište
— place to build and repair ships
Slovak:
lodenica
— place to build and repair ships
Slovene:
ladjedelnica
— place to build and repair ships
Spanish:
astillero
— place to build and repair ships
Spanish:
atarazana
— place to build and repair ships
Swedish:
skeppsvarv
— place to build and repair ships
Swedish:
varv
— place to build and repair ships
Turkish:
tersane
— place to build and repair ships
Ukrainian:
верф
(verf)
— place to build and repair ships
Ukrainian:
суднове́рф
(sudnovérf)
— place to build and repair ships
Ukrainian:
корабе́льня
(korabélʹnja)
— place to build and repair ships
Vietnamese:
xưởng đóng tàu
— place to build and repair ships
Welsh:
iard longau
— place to build and repair ships
Yiddish:
שיפֿבױערײַ
(shifboyeray)
— place to build and repair ships