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dockyard

[dok-yahrd] / ˈdɒkˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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Construction and repair sheds at a naval dockyard have also been damaged, according to Janes analysis.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

The new exhibition will open at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre on 8 June, 200 years after Erebus was launched from the dockyard there in June 1826.

From BBC May 26, 2026

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

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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