dockyard

noun

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

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The 722-footer was moved from the construction dock to the water for the first time, with tugs then guiding it along a set course to the outfitting dockyard. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025 During our layover, a worker at the dockyard had told me of the attacks and the threat of starvation incapacitating the capital. EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025 An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 According to Plutarch, Caesar set fire to the enemy fleet, but the fire raged out of control from the nearby dockyards and swallowed the Great Library. Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 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

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

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