boatyard

[boht-yahrd]

noun

1. a yard or waterside location at which boats, small craft, and the like are built, maintained, docked, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boatyard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; boat + yard ²

Example Sentences

There are few clearer signs of the destructive power that Hurricane Beryl unleashed on Barbados in July than the scene at the temporary boatyard in the capital, Bridgetown.

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The Coast Guard may put up a safety zone around the area at CSR Marine boatyard to help with the response, Strohmaier said.

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James Britt, a 50-year-old lift operator at a boatyard, was intoxicated when an officer in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, stopped to help him fix a flat tire.

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A boatyard in Lowestoft, Suffolk, hid the incredible tale of super-fast boats that were first built there and are still used by drug runners to evade authorities off the coast of Spain.

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The JRH will then be rowed to a boatyard escorted by a bagpiper, where it will be recycled.

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Related Words

• harbor 
• seaport 
• wharf