navy yard

American  

noun

1. a government dockyard where naval ships are built, repaired, and fitted out, and naval supplies and munitions are laid up.

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navy yard British  

noun

1. a naval shipyard, esp in the US

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Etymology

Origin of navy yard

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

“I heard a tremendous explosion, and, rushing out, saw that the public buildings, navy yard, ropewalks, &c., were on fire.”

From Literature

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

Hundreds of law enforcement officers descended on the navy yard on Thursday, but they found no evidence that there had been any shooting.

From New York Times

Their efforts are crammed into the Giardini and the seemingly endless string of galleries that fill much of the medieval Arsenale, Venice’s former navy yard, a short distance away.

From New York Times

AP dispatches said Confederate ironclad vessels were blown up and the navy yard burned at Savannah.

From Washington Times