dockyard
Example Sentences
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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 ancient city at the site of Lothal near the Indian Ocean included a dockyard and a warehouse for incoming trade goods.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The health board said 23 people had been taken to hospital and 12 other were treated at the dockyard, run by Dales Marine Services.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023
A major incident was declared after emergency crews were called to the dockyard at about 08:30.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.