- floating dock
- [͵fləʋtıŋʹdɒk]
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floating dock
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Floating dock — Dock Dock, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, used for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating dock — Floating Float ing, a. 1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. [1913 Webster] 2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Floating dock — A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock. The dock is usually held in place by vertical… … Wikipedia
floating dock — floating structure which may be lowered in the water to admit a ship and then raised to keep it dry, floating dry dock … English contemporary dictionary
floating dock — a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water. Also called floating dry dock. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
floating dock — noun dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised • Syn: ↑floating dry dock • Hypernyms: ↑dry dock, ↑drydock, ↑graving dock … Useful english dictionary
floating dock — float′ing dock′ n. naut. navig. a submersible floating structure that can raise a vessel out of the water and serve as a dry dock. Also called float′ing dry′ dock • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
floating dock — /floʊtɪŋ ˈdɒk/ (say flohting dok) noun a floating structure which may be lowered in the water to admit a ship and then raised to leave the ship dry for repairs, etc.; a floating dry dock …
floating dock — noun Date: 1866 a dock that floats on the water and can be partly submerged to permit entry of a ship and raised to keep the ship high and dry called also floating drydock … New Collegiate Dictionary
floating dock — a dock for boats which is connected to vertical poles, allowing for the rise and fall of tides … Dictionary of ichthyology
Briton Ferry Floating Dock and Railway — Die Briton Ferry Floating Dock and Railway war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in Südwales. Die Gesellschaft wurde am 3. Juli 1851 gegründet, um das von Isambard Kingdom Brunel errichtete Schwimmdock in Briton Ferry an das Eisenbahnnetz anzuschließen … Deutsch Wikipedia
