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dockyard

[dok-yahrd] / ˈdɒkˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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Sixteen are stored in Plymouth dockyard, but there is no plan for them to be scrapped there, so if the pilot is successful, that work is likely to be carried out in Fife.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

"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.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

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.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

The ancient city at the site of Lothal near the Indian Ocean included a dockyard and a warehouse for incoming trade goods.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

In Amsterdam, he’ll stay with another of his father’s brothers, Jan, the director of the naval dockyard.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman


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