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dockyard

[dok-yahrd] / ˈdɒkˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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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

In May the vessel finally left the Devonport dockyard where it had undergone a seven-and-a-half-year refit.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2023

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 messages are a method of warning and informing the public in the event of a major incident at the dockyard, which is a regulated site overseen by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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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