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dockyard

American  
[dok-yahrd] / ˈdɒkˌyɑrd /

noun

  1. a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.

  2. British. a navy yard.

dockyard British  
/ ˈdɒkˌjɑːd /

noun

  1. a naval establishment with docks, workshops, etc, for the building, fitting out, and repair of vessels

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Etymology

Origin of dockyard

First recorded in 1695–1705; dock 1 + yard 2

Example Sentences

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They described 19-year-old Zacharias Atkinson, also known as Puddy, as having "lived every moment to the fullest" after he was fatally injured at a privately-owned dockyard site in Bootle, Merseyside, on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The town itself was founded as a Royal Navy dockyard in 1814, and five Royal Yachts were among the many ships built there.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

A historic dockyard has been transformed into a "world-class centre" for wind, wave and tidal power projects following a £60m upgrade.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

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

In Amsterdam, he’ll stay with another of his father’s brothers, Jan, the director of the naval dockyard.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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