dockyard

American  

[dok-yahrd] / ˈdɒkˌjɑrd /

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.

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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

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Example Sentences

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dockyard

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

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

A dockyard that is home to 13 nuclear submarines is testing its major incident text message alert system on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

On December 7, 1776, he set the dockyard on fire, wiping out 20 tons of hemp used to make rope, 6 tons of ordinary rope, and about 6,000 feet of large-size rope.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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