dockyard

 [dok-yahrd]  

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)
 
—n
a naval establishment with docks, workshops, etc, for the building, fitting out, and repair of vessels

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