navy yard
Definition
Noun: A navy yard is a military shipyard. It is a government-owned and operated industrial facility specifically designed for the building, repair, maintenance, and outfitting of warships and other vessels for a nation's navy.
Usage
A "navy yard" is a specific type of shipyard under military control. It is used to refer to the physical complex of docks, workshops, and dry docks where naval vessels are serviced.
Examples
- The aircraft carrier underwent extensive modernization at the navy yard.
- Security is extremely tight around the perimeter of the navy yard.
- The historic navy yard has been building ships for the fleet for over a century.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metonymically to refer to the administrative command or the community associated with such a facility.
- The decision from Navy Yard will affect all shipbuilding schedules.
Variants and Related Words
- Shipyard (noun): A more general term for a place where ships are built and repaired. All navy yards are shipyards, but not all shipyards are navy yards.
- Naval base (noun): A broader term for a military base that supports naval operations, which may include a navy yard within it, but also encompasses housing, training, and command facilities.
- Dockyard (noun): Often used synonymously with shipyard, particularly in British English; a navy yard is a type of dockyard.
Synonyms
- Naval shipyard
- Naval dockyard
Related Phrases
- To be laid up in a navy yard: Refers to a ship being taken out of active service for a long period of repair or overhaul.
- The damaged destroyer was laid up in the navy yard for eight months.
Noun
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a military shipyard
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