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Recent Examples of dockyard
During our layover, a worker at the dockyard had told me of the attacks and the threat of starvation incapacitating the capital.
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EW.com, 25 Apr. 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
An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Hikers can make their way up to the dockyard’s lookout, Shirley Heights—but be prepared for a challenging climb and wear comfortable shoes.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 25 Apr. 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
An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Hikers can make their way up to the dockyard’s lookout, Shirley Heights—but be prepared for a challenging climb and wear comfortable shoes.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockyard
Noun
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To continue development, engineers later installed a full demonstration rig at the company’s shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Next Yacht Group brand just launched the first AB 95S, with the superyacht leaving the shipyard in Viareggio, Italy, to start initial sea trials.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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The larger of those two properties consists of four buildings, an 80-slip marina and some 150 parking spaces, along with meandering pathways and landscaping.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses.—
Will Sennott,
ProPublica,
22 July 2022
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Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone.—
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25 Feb. 2022
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“Dockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockyard. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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