noun
- areas with docks and facilities for building, repairing, and maintaining ships
Usage: nautical; plural of dockyard
Examples
- The old dockyards were converted into a shopping center.
- Workers at the dockyards repaired damaged naval vessels.
- The city’s dockyards employed thousands of people during wartime.
- Historic dockyards now serve as museums showcasing maritime history.
- The government invested heavily in modernizing the naval dockyards.
- Many dockyards closed down as shipbuilding moved overseas.