dockyard

noun

dock·​yard ˈdäk-ˌyärd How to pronounce dockyard (audio)
Synonyms of dockyardnext
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British : navy yard

Examples of dockyard in a Sentence

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About 50 minutes after the blaze broke out — as smoke eaters were still battling the now two-alarm fire at the Richmond Terrace dockyard near Andros Ave. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 Today, Phantom is being tested in factories and dockyards from Atlanta to Singapore. Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Mar. 2026 The dockyard justifies this by offering 12 months of admission, but for most tourists that promise has limited practical value. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 President Donald Trump said US forces carried out a strike on a dockyard in Venezuela allegedly used by drug traffickers, the first attack against the Latin American country’s mainland. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dockyard

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dockyard was in 1704

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“Dockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockyard. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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dockyard

noun
dock·​yard -ˌyärd How to pronounce dockyard (audio)

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