Definition of "dockyard" [dock•yard]

• An area, often bordering a body of water, with facilities for building, repairing, or dry-docking ships. (noun)
• Chiefly British A navy yard. (noun)

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• "VERNON: It's very easy to defend a town and a dockyard, which is why we would not to choose in urban built up areas if we had to."
• "There were occasions when the pride of the British tar was not abashed at being called a dockyard loafer, but these were rare."
• "The admiral told them that the most interesting novelty in the dockyard was the starting of Nasmyth's steam hammer."