boatyard

noun

boat·​yard ˈbōt-ˌyärd How to pronounce boatyard (audio)
: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rented

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Ice Cube’s cameo is right before the boatyard sequence. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025 Smaller boats can be stored in a boatyard or a residential backyard, left in some marinas if prepped correctly or secured on a river or canal far from the coast. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 That history is part of why Alan Dugas, who owns and operates a boatyard in Yarmouth’s marina, hopes the dams stay. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2025 The next day, young Black hopefuls descended on Central Wharf, a bustling boatyard in the seaside town, to hear what the men had to say. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for boatyard

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boatyard was in 1708

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“Boatyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatyard. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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