navy yard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of navy yard
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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So The Oregon Board of Health brought an infected tissue sample from the navy yard in Bremerton, Washington, to Dr. Lawrence’s lab in Portland.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
AP dispatches said Confederate ironclad vessels were blown up and the navy yard burned at Savannah.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2014
Bobby even made a trip to the navy yard to commiserate with workers there.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many a navyman still remembers how some years ago one famed U.S. battleship fired her forward turret on her test run and spent six months in the navy yard getting her damage repaired.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I heard a tremendous explosion, and, rushing out, saw that the public buildings, navy yard, ropewalks, &c., were on fire.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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