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NAVY YARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does navy yard mean?
• NAVY YARD (noun)
The noun NAVY YARD has 1 sense:
1. a military shipyard
Familiarity information: NAVY YARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military shipyard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
naval shipyard; navy yard
Hypernyms ("navy yard" is a kind of...):
shipyard (a workplace where ships are built or repaired)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Instance hyponyms:
Charlestown Navy Yard (the navy yard in Boston where the frigate 'Constitution' is anchored)
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