dry dock
structure that can be drained of water and raised in order to allow access to all parts of a ship's hull (for repairs, maintenance, etc.)
Drydock
A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Drydocks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.
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dry dock
Noun
1. a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
(synonym) drydock, graving dock
(hypernym) dock, dockage, docking facility
(hyponym) floating dock, floating dry dock
(part-holonym) shipyard
dry-dock
Verb
1. haul a ship into a drydock
(synonym) drydock
(hypernym) dock
Dry dock
See under Dock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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dry dock
Synonyms and related words:
anchorage, anchorage ground, basin, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, dock, dockage, dockyard, embankment, groin, harbor, harborage, haven, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, marina, mole, moorings, pier, port, protected anchorage, quay, road, roads, roadstead, seaport, seawall, shipyard, slip, wharf,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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