dock·yard

[dok-yahrd]
noun
1.
a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
2.
British. a navy yard.

Origin:
1695–1705; dock1 + yard2

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dockyard (ˈdɒkˌjɑːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a naval establishment with docks, workshops, etc, for the building, fitting out, and repair of vessels

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Example sentences
To be disposed of at mid-ocean, port or dockyard facilities.
The cup was then generally given to the dockyard ship wright as a memento.
Instead, the local dockyard would repair what it could, but her aft turret would remain useless.
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