Meanings
noundockyard (plural dockyards)
plural dockyards
- A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.
Until recently activities in the Haven [Milford Haven] were confined virtually to the naval dockyard, now closed, and to coastal shipping and shipments to and from Ireland, both on a small scale.
1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek νεώριον, ναυπήγιον
- νεώριον (neṓrion)ship repair place
- ναυπήγιον (naupḗgion)ship repair place
Bulgarian корабострои́телница
- корабострои́телница (korabostroítelnica)ship repair place
Chinese Mandarin 船廠 /船厂, 造船所
- 船廠 /船厂 (chuánchǎng)ship repair place
- 造船所 (zàochuánsuǒ)ship repair place
- 造船廠 /造船厂 (zàochuánchǎng)ship repair place
Finnish telakka, korjaustelakka
- telakkaship repair place
- korjaustelakkaship repair place
French chantier naval
- chantier navalship repair place
German Werft
- Werftship repair place
Greek ναυπηγείο, νεώριο
- ναυπηγείο (nafpigeío)ship repair place
- νεώριο (neório)ship repair place
Japanese 造船所
- 造船所 (zōsensho)ship repair place
Polish stocznia
- stoczniaship repair place
Portuguese estaleiro
- estaleiroship repair place
Russian судоремо́нтный заво́д, судостроительная верфь
- судоремо́нтный заво́д (sudoremóntnyj zavód)ship repair place
- судостроительная верфь (sudostroitelʹnaja verfʹ)ship repair place
Spanish astillero
- astilleroship repair place
Cite this entry
APA
dockyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockyard
MLA
“dockyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockyard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dockyard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockyard.
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