boatyard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boatyard
Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier described seeing the old boatyard at Bodinnick, near Fowey, for the first time at the age of 19 as: "Here was the freedom I desired, long sought for, not yet known."
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The distraught family of a 21-year-old woman found dead in a boatyard have said she will be greatly missed.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
The investigation determined that the fire began inside a building at the boatyard where a worker had been replacing a boat’s gas tank.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022
At one point, he managed a boatyard in New Orleans.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022
Then Dickon must have one, then Alfred, and the swimming hole became a boatyard.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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