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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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Built in 1961 to house shipyard workers after World War II, many of whom were African American, Golden Gate Village received a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
According to Popovic, the Slovenian was made in 1913 in a shipyard in Budapest, Hungary, then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shipyard

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The test subjects were collected in Stockton, and a local marina there will be the first site to test zequanox on golden mussels in the wild this fall.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Guzmán said there are opportunities for investments in real estate, solar farms and energy to help ease the country’s electricity shortage, as well as in marinas and the tourism industry.

— Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 21 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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