boatyard
noun
boat·yard
ˈbōt-ˌyärd 
: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rented
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Jacquelyn Tunstall, whose grandfather came to the U.S. from Portugal, grew up working at her family’s fish market and boatyard.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Eastport, a cozy, walkable neighborhood bounded by water on three sides, features boatyards, popular pubs and great restaurants.
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
In addition to Strong's scrap and boatyard, the stable where Curly would care for Tommy's racehorses resided here.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Lipscomb hugged the western shoreline, heading south, and noted the large homes, in Grand View-on-Hudson, of some clients from his previous job as a boatyard manager.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Eastport, a cozy, walkable neighborhood bounded by water on three sides, features boatyards, popular pubs and great restaurants.
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
In addition to Strong's scrap and boatyard, the stable where Curly would care for Tommy's racehorses resided here.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Lipscomb hugged the western shoreline, heading south, and noted the large homes, in Grand View-on-Hudson, of some clients from his previous job as a boatyard manager.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Boatyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatyard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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