dockyard

[dok-yahrd]

noun

1. a waterside area containing docks, dock, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.

2. British.,  a navy yard.

dockyard

/ ˈdɒkˌjɑːd /

noun

1. a naval establishment with docks, workshops, etc, for the building, fitting out, and repair of vessels

Word History and Origins

Origin of dockyard¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; dock ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

Babcock already has a vast covered hall at the Fife dockyard in which two frigates can be built side-by-side without interruptions due to weather.

From BBC

"I personally worked in the dockyard, I think because we've got so many quite highly paid jobs in there it would trickle down if there was any input put into the dockyard," she said.

From BBC

The town itself was founded as a Royal Navy dockyard in 1814, and five Royal Yachts were among the many ships built there.

From BBC

The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine as it was being readied for another mission in sprawling naval dockyards in the Mediterranean port of Toulon.

From Seattle Times

Solih insisted that the Indian military’s presence in the Maldives was only to build a dockyard under an agreement between the two governments and that his country’s sovereignty won’t be violated.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• harbor 
• seaport 
• wharf