boatyard
noun
boat·yard
ˈbōt-ˌyärd 
: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rented
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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.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Hooker drifted and paddled on the dinghy for the next several hours, eventually arriving on the boatyard’s shore around 4 a.m. the next day.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Jacquelyn Tunstall, whose grandfather came to the U.S. from Portugal, grew up working at her family’s fish market and boatyard.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Ice Cube’s cameo is right before the boatyard sequence.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Hooker drifted and paddled on the dinghy for the next several hours, eventually arriving on the boatyard’s shore around 4 a.m. the next day.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Jacquelyn Tunstall, whose grandfather came to the U.S. from Portugal, grew up working at her family’s fish market and boatyard.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Ice Cube’s cameo is right before the boatyard sequence.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boatyard
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“Boatyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatyard. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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