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11dry dock — dry′ dock n. naut. navig. a structure able to contain a ship, leaving all parts of the hull accessible for repairs, painting, or construction • Etymology: 1620–30 …
12dry dock — a structure able to contain a ship and to be drained or lifted so as to leave the ship free of water with all parts of the hull accessible for repairs, painting, etc. Cf. floating dock, graving dock. [1620 30] * * * type of dock (q.v.)… …
13dry dock — noun a dock which can be drained of water to allow repair of a ship s hull. verb (dry dock) place in a dry dock …
14dry dock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dry dock : singular dry dock plural dry docks a place where a ship or boat can be taken out of the water and repaired …
15dry dock — noun a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline • Syn: ↑drydock, ↑graving dock • Hypernyms: ↑dock, ↑dockage, ↑docking facility • Hyponyms: ↑ …
16dry dock — A watertight dock provided with machinery for pumping out the water in order that a docked vessel may be repaired. Maryland Casualty Co. v Lawson (CA5 Fla) 101 F2d 732. All injuries suffered by the hulls of vessels below the water line by… …
17dry-dock — /druy dok /, v.t. 1. to place (a ship) in a dry dock. v.i. 2. (of a ship) to go into a dry dock. [1880 85] * * * …
18dry-dock — /ˈdraɪ dɒk/ (say druy dok) verb (t) 1. to place in a dry dock. –verb (i) 2. to go into dry dock …
19dry-dock — transitive verb Date: 1854 to place in a dry dock …
20Dry Dock Complex (Detroit, Michigan) — Dry Dock Engine Works Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
