noun
Etymology
Origin of dockyard
Example Sentences
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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 ● Sep. 4, 2025
In May the vessel finally left the Devonport dockyard where it had undergone a seven-and-a-half-year refit.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023
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 ● Oct. 2, 2023
The messages are a method of warning and informing the public in the event of a major incident at the dockyard, which is a regulated site overseen by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023
The dockyard was vast and isolated—the ideal place for, say, a renegade god and his horde of demons to settle in.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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