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dockyard

[ dok-yahrd ]

/ ˈdɒkˌyɑrd /

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noun

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

British. a navy yard.

Origin of dockyard

First recorded in 1695–1705; dock¹ + yard²

Words nearby dockyard

dockmackie, dockmaster, dockominium, dockside, dockworker, dockyard, doco, docosahexaenoic acid, docosanoic, doctor, doctor faustus

Example sentences from the Web for dockyard

He said it was an anomaly in the laws that the dockyard laborers were not disfranchised.

The British State Telegraphs |Hugo Richard Meyer
The first thing on coming into the harbour that struck my eye was your very frigate alongside the dockyard.

Rattlin the Reefer |Edward Howard
A portion of the dockyard where ships were landed for a tide.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth
Everyone employed in the dockyard, even down to his own household, is rated on the ship's books, consequently they are all men.

The English in the West Indies |James Anthony Froude

Less than twenty years later the dockyard had a narrow escape from destruction by fire.

From the North Foreland to Penzance |Clive Holland

British Dictionary definitions for dockyard

dockyard

/ (ˈdɒkˌjɑːd) /

noun

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