navy yard

Noun

Meaning

a military shipyard

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

naval shipyard shipyard Air Force Base naval yard navy base naval base air station maritime police shooting match air and naval base navy outpost naval police navy dockyard navy station at the naval base

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Hypernyms

shipyard

Examples

My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Dave Van Ronk

I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns. John Davis Long

About half of them died in captivity, many thousands of them aboard prison ships anchored in Brooklyn’s Wallabout Bay, later home of that borough’s Navy Yard. Source: Internet

A James Beard Award nominee, Grant currently works as executive chef at Jackie, a new restaurant in the Navy Yard. Source: Internet

Due to a lack of federal funding, it was not until 1872 that two brick buildings and a "T" shaped pier were constructed and officially declared a Navy Yard. Source: Internet

But the Indianapolis commenced the long trip across the Pacific to Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs under her own power. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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