DOCKYARD

dockyard

(noun) an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dockyard (plural dockyards)

A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.

Source: Wiktionary


Dock"yard`, n.

Definition: A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and timber for shipbuilding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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