Noun
A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and timber for shipbuilding.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs construction work progressed through the first half of the 19th century, Bermuda became the permanent naval headquarters in Western waters, housing the Admiralty and serving as a base and dockyard. Source: Internet
Did the dockyard have a right to have such rigs there? Source: Internet
Chatham also has military connections; several Army barracks were located here, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the dockyard. Source: Internet
At the heart of Kulturhavn Kronborg lies kulturværftet or The Culture Yard, a new cultural centre and a public library located in the old dockyard. Source: Internet
Delays, bad preparations, dockyard corruption, and the squabbles of the naval and military officers concerned caused the failure of a hopeful scheme. Source: Internet
Beyond the dockyard was marshy land, now called St Mary’s Island, and has several new developments of housing estates. Source: Internet