noun
- an area with docks and facilities for building, repairing, and maintaining ships
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The old warship was towed to the dockyard for repairs.
- Workers at the dockyard built three new vessels this year.
- The naval dockyard employed hundreds of skilled craftsmen.
- Security is tight around the military dockyard.
- The historic dockyard now serves as a maritime museum.
- Cranes towered over the busy dockyard.