boatyard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boatyard
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A man arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body in a boatyard will face no further action.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A psychologist from Brazil who has been missing in Essex may have taken a boat from a boatyard, police investigating her disappearance have said.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The yole was sold by the charity in 2019 but following her new owner's death, it was again abandoned – this time under tarpaulin at an Eyemouth boatyard.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
The JRH will then be rowed to a boatyard escorted by a bagpiper, where it will be recycled.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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