navy yard

na·vy yard

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ney-vee yahrd]
- /ˈneɪ vi yɑrd/
- /ˈneɪvi jɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vee yahrd]
- /ˈneɪ vi yɑrd/

Definitions of navy yard words

noun navy yard a government dockyard where naval ships are built, repaired, and fitted out, and naval supplies and munitions are laid up. 1
noun navy yard a naval shipyard, esp in the US 0
noun navy yard a shipyard for building and repairing naval ships, storing naval supplies, etc. 0

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Origin of navy yard

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Navy yard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Navy yard

navy yard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

navy yard usage trend in Literature

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