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Recent Examples of dockyard
An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.
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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, 14 Dec. 2023
However, the incident at the small Simon’s Town dockyard took place seven months ago.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 29 July 2023
The ship was laid down at the Soviet dockyards in Nikolayev in April 1982, in what is now Mykolaiv in Ukraine.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
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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, 14 Dec. 2023
However, the incident at the small Simon’s Town dockyard took place seven months ago.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 29 July 2023
The ship was laid down at the Soviet dockyards in Nikolayev in April 1982, in what is now Mykolaiv in Ukraine.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockyard
Noun
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Cruise lines are embracing the bigger-is-better adage as more massive vessels make their way from the shipyard to the sea.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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Infamously, the fifth stage of 1984’s edition of Paris-Nice race was blocked by workers from the local shipyard.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The mass of seaweed, which piles up on beaches and collects around marinas and docks, is also forming earlier than usual out in far-off ocean waters.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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In addition to theme parks, Yas Island is home to Abu Dhabi’s largest mall, a marina, a golf course, numerous hotels and restaurants, Etihad Arena, and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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 22 May. 2025.
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