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111Floating 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… …
112Uraga Dock Company — was a major privately owned shipyard in Uraga, Japan, which built numerous warships for the Imperial Japanese Navy. HistoryUraga Dock Company was founded by Enomoto Takeaki in 1869. A shipyard had already existed in Uraga from the end of the Edo… …
113Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier — Infobox London River Services title=Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier image caption = The Canary Wharf Ferry approaching the pier transit type = River bus services operator = London River Services owner =London River ServicesHilton Docklands… …
114Nelson Dock — can refer to a number of places: Nelson Dock, Liverpool is a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool, England. Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe, is a former dry dock on the Thames at Rotherhithe, London, England and now the site of the …
115floating 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] * * * …
116Floating 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.… …
117graying dock — A dock which is put to use somewhat as a floating dock but is permanently attached to the land. 2 Am J2d Adm § 35. Except for details of construction, the same as a dry dock. Maryland Casualty Co. v Lawson (CAS Fla) 101 F2d 732 …
118floating dock — floating structure which may be lowered in the water to admit a ship and then raised to keep it dry, floating dry dock …
119floating 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 …
120grav|ing dock — «GRAY vihng», a dry dock used in graving or cleaning the bottoms of ships …
