dockyard

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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.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

A historic dockyard has been transformed into a "world-class centre" for wind, wave and tidal power projects following a £60m upgrade.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

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

It is part of a regular test of the emergency notification system used in the event of a major incident at Devonport dockyard.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2023

The dockyard was vast and isolated—the ideal place for, say, a renegade god and his horde of demons to settle in.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda