dockyard
/'dɔkjɑ:d/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A waterfront facility for building, fitting out, or repairing ships and boats: A dockyard is an industrial establishment, often associated with a navy or commercial shipping, located on the edge of a harbor or river. It contains docks, workshops, and equipment for the construction, maintenance, and repair of vessels.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The old warship was towed into the naval dockyard for a complete refit.
- The city's economy historically depended on the large commercial dockyard.
- Security is very tight at the military dockyard.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in dockyard hands": To be undergoing repair or construction at a dockyard.
- The ferry will be in dockyard hands for the next three months.
- As a modifier: Used attributively to describe things related to a dockyard.
- Dockyard workers went on strike.
- The dockyard cranes dominated the skyline.
Variants and Related Words
- Shipyard (n): A similar facility, often used more broadly for building and repairing ships. A dockyard typically implies facilities for repair and maintenance, while a shipyard emphasizes construction.
- Naval yard (n): A dockyard specifically for naval vessels.
- Dry dock (n): A key structure within a dockyard; a narrow basin that can be flooded to allow a ship to enter, then drained so the ship rests on blocks for work below the waterline.
Synonyms
- Shipyard: A yard where ships are built and repaired.
- Boatyard: A smaller facility, typically for building or repairing small boats.
- Marine railway: A facility for hauling ships out of the water for repair.
Related Phrases
- To lay up in a dockyard: To take a ship out of service and place it in a dockyard for long-term storage or repair.
- The old cruise liner was laid up in a dockyard.
- Dockyard matey: (British, informal/historical) A friendly term for a fellow dockyard worker.
Noun
- an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired