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boatyard

American  
[boht-yahrd] / ˈboʊtˌyɑrd /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of boatyard

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

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

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.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

At one point, he managed a boatyard in New Orleans.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Fully eight months later, I was in a boatyard farther south in California, getting my bottom paint renewed, and there was a state or county peace officer in the same boatyard.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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