释义 |
naval dockyard in British English (ˈneɪvəl ˈdɒkˌjɑːd) nouna place where a Navy's ships are kept Examples of 'naval dockyard' in a sentencenaval dockyard Then he was employed in the naval dockyards dipping corroded machinery in acid.But he oversaw the expansion of the naval dockyard on the south coast.At the other end of the island there is an old, abandoned naval dockyard.Extensive dredging will be required to deepen the harbour entrance, the inner harbour and the quayside of the naval dockyard by about 3ft.It is better known for its naval dockyard and its perennially underachieving football team than for being a hub of technological innovation.The poverty of his parishioners, most of whom worked in the naval dockyard, came as a shock.The town's history, however, stretches a little beyond sandcastles - not least in its old naval dockyard.In 1945 about 25,000 civilians toiled in the naval dockyards.He did not return to sea for 11 years but filled several increasingly responsible staff posts, with an accent on the management of naval dockyards.Vast railway stations were built, for example, by harnessing iron construction techniques developed in naval dockyards. |