Word: dockyards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dock
yards
Definition: Plural of dockyard; an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired
Morphemes:
Affix: dock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels.
Affix: yard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.