Definition of "navy yard" [navy yard]

• A dockyard for the construction, repair, equipping, or docking of naval vessels. (noun)

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• "She sailed the seas for many a long day, and is now kept as a national memorial in the navy yard at Portsmouth,"
• "The Confederate forces evacuates Pensacola navy yard destroying vast amounts of property ...."
• "I believe there’s a navy yard a few miles up the east branch of the river."