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

21 May 2025

SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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