dockyard en · NOUN
Etymology
From dock + yard.
Meanings
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A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.
Until recently activities in the Haven [Milford Haven] were confined virtually to the naval dockyard, now closed, and to coastal shipping and shipments to and from Ireland, both on a small scale.
1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dockyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
shipyard · port · marina · boatyard · harbour · seaport · harbor
Translations (18)
grc ναυπήγιον (ship repair place) · ru судоремо́нтный заво́д (ship repair place) · ru судостроительная верфь (ship repair place) · fr chantier naval (ship repair place) · cmn 造船廠 /造船厂 (ship repair place) · pl stocznia (ship repair place) · grc νεώριον (ship repair place) · el ναυπηγείο (ship repair place) · ja 造船所 (ship repair place) · cmn 造船所 (ship repair place) · fi telakka (ship repair place) · pt estaleiro (ship repair place) · es astillero (ship repair place) · de Werft (ship repair place) · bg корабострои́телница (ship repair place) · fi korjaustelakka (ship repair place) · el νεώριο (ship repair place) · cmn 船廠 /船厂 (ship repair place)