HyperDic: dry_dock

English > 1 sense of the expression dry dock:
NOUNartifactdry dock, drydock, graving docka large dock from which water can be pumped out
English > dry dock: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline.
Synonymsdrydock, graving dock
Part ofshipyardA workplace where ships are built or repaired
Narrowerfloating dock, floating dry dockdry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
Broaderdock, dockage, docking facilitylanding in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired
Spanishdique de carena, dique seco, varadero
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