dockyard

ˈdɑkjɑrd

Definition

Definition of dockyard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

shipbuilding

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facility for building, maintaining, and repairing ships

Dated

The dockyard specializes in constructing large cargo ships.

boatyard

shipyard

ship repair

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place where ships are repaired or outfitted

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The dockyard was busy with workers repairing the old ship.

boatyard

shipyard

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facility for building, maintaining, and repairing ships
place where ships are repaired or outfitted

Origin of dockyard

English, dock (dock) + yard (yard)

Terms with dockyard included in their meaning

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navy yard

military

government dockyard for repairing naval vessels

Chatham

England

town in Kent, England, known for its dockyard

Examples of dockyard in a sentence

They visited the dockyard to see the new submarine.
The dockyard hosted a tour for local students.
New equipment was installed at the dockyard.

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French:chantier naval, ...
German:Werft, ...
Italian:cantiere navale, ...
Spanish:astillero, ...
Portuguese:estaleiro, doca, ...
Chinese:船坞, 修船厂, ...
Japanese:造船所, ...
Arabic:حَوْض بِنَاء السُفُن, حَوْض إِصْلاح السُفُن, ...
Hebrew:מִסְפָּנָה, מַסְפֵּנַת תִּקּוּן, ...
Russian:верфь, ...
Ukrainian:верф, док, ...
Hindi:गोदी, ...
Bengali:ডকইয়ার্ড, জাহাজ মেরামত স্থান, ...
Catalan:drassana, ...
Czech:loděnice, ...
Danish:værft, ...
Dutch:scheepswerf, ...
Greek:ναυπηγείο, ναυπηγική βάση, ...
Hungarian:hajógyár, hajójavító és felszerelő telep, ...
Khmer:កន្លែងសាងសង់ និងជួសជុលនាវា, កន្លែងជួសជុលនាវា, ...
Korean:조선소, 선박 수리소, ...
Persian:حوضچه کشتی‌سازی, کارخانه کشتی‌سازی, ...
Polish:stocznia, warsztat stoczniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):estaleiro, doca, ...
Romanian:șantier naval, ...
Swedish:varv, ...
Thai:อู่ต่อเรือ, อู่เรือ, ...
Turkish:tersane, ...
Vietnamese:xưởng đóng tàu, cảng tàu, ...

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