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dockyard Definition

dock·yard (-yärd′)

noun

  1. shipyard
  2. Brit. navy yard

dockyard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • protect: In the 18th century Fort Amherst was built to protect the dockyard from attack by land.
  • call: Further information can be obtained and a viewing arranged by calling The Historic Dockyard on 01634 823800.
  • establish: Proposed to establish a dockyard at Plymouth, but little was done until after the Revolution of 1688.
  • build: To make the building of warships more convenient, Henry decided to build two dockyards on the Thames in 1513.

Preposition: at

  • time: Departure is from the Historic Dockyard at various times.

Adjective modifier

  • naval: In the Thames estuary is the naval dockyard where the Victory was built.
  • historic: The Victory is moored at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in the south of England.
  • royal: King James IV had his royal dockyard here in the early 16th century.
  • former: Chatham Dock occupies one of three basins of the former naval dockyard.
  • complete: In 1791 a fire almost destroys the complete dockyard.
  • old: The old naval dockyards used by the British have now converted to operate as a commercial shipyard.

Modifies a noun

  • worker: Peter Dawson comes from a family of dockyard workers who can be traced for over 200 years in admiralty service.
  • building: Another dockyard building standing outside the yard is the chapel, of classic aspect, which is depicted.
  • area: The dockyard areas especially were heavily bombed & civilians from these areas were advised to relocate to country areas.
  • company: Treasury Minute The dockyard companies must attract a pre-agreed minimum level of work in order to recover their overheads.
  • hand: She was not in good material condition, and spent much of her time in dockyard hands.
  • staff: I am keen to find information about the Dockyard at Stoke Damerel circa 1820 mainly about the residences of dockyard staff.

Noun used with modifier

  • century: WWII destroyer HMS Cavalier and submarine Ocelot; Wooden Walls - a recreation of the 18th Century dockyard; Lifeboat!
  • royal: The site of the former royal dockyard, now Convoy's Wharf, is currently under redevelopment.

Possessives

  • world: Footsteps into History are evening walks through The Historic Dockyard, the world's most complete dockyard from the Georgian and Victorian periods.