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dockyard

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Definition of dockyard

as in shipyard

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Recent Examples of dockyard Li had worked as a painter and sandblaster at the Staten Island dockyard for roughly four years. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 Today, Phantom is being tested in factories and dockyards from Atlanta to Singapore. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Mar. 2026 Afterward, enjoy a stroll around the dockyard for a little people-watching or souvenir shopping while the salty sea breeze rejuvenates your senses. — Bermuda Tourism Authority, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for dockyard

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The carrier entered the maintenance period in March 2025 and subsequently underwent testing at sea after leaving the shipyard in early September 2026.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The artwork will be presented outdoors at Tersane Istanbul, the historic Ottoman shipyard on the Golden Horn, as one of the fair’s special projects.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shipyard

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Pictures show the enormous white superyacht docked in the marina, towering over its surroundings.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Plenty of people who spent decades building a restaurant, a marina operation, or a trade business now own their homes outright or close to it, yet show little income on paper.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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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
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.

— al, al, 25 Feb. 2022

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