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dockyard

[dok-yahrd]

noun

  1. a waterside area containing docks, dock, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.

  2. British.a navy yard.



dockyard

/ ˈɒˌɑː /

noun

  1. a naval establishment with docks, workshops, etc, for the building, fitting out, and repair of vessels

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dockyard1

First recorded in 1695–1705; dock 1 + yard 2
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"I personally worked in the dockyard, I think because we've got so many quite highly paid jobs in there it would trickle down if there was any input put into the dockyard," she said.

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The town itself was founded as a Royal Navy dockyard in 1814, and five Royal Yachts were among the many ships built there.

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The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine as it was being readied for another mission in sprawling naval dockyards in the Mediterranean port of Toulon.

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Solih insisted that the Indian military’s presence in the Maldives was only to build a dockyard under an agreement between the two governments and that his country’s sovereignty won’t be violated.

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Solih has insisted that the Indian military’s presence in the Maldives was only to build a dockyard under an agreement between the two governments and that his country’s sovereignty will not be violated.

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