floating dock
31floating (dry) dock — or floating dock n. a dock that floats and can be lowered in the water for the entrance of a ship, and then raised for use as a dry dock * * * …
32floating (dry) dock — or floating dock n. a dock that floats and can be lowered in the water for the entrance of a ship, and then raised for use as a dry dock …
33floating (dry) dock — or floating dock n. a dock that floats and can be lowered in the water for the entrance of a ship, and then raised for use as a dry dock …
34Dock [1] — Dock. Unter Docks oder Dockanlagen verlieht man die Einrichtungen einer Schiffswerft oder eines Seehafens, die dazu dienen, Schiffe für Reparatur und Anstrichsarbeiten des Schiffsrumpfes trocken zu Hellen. Dieselben gliedern sich nach der Art der …
35Dock — Dock: Das im Hochd. zuerst im 18. Jh. als Dok, Docke bezeugte Wort, das eine »Anlage zum Trockenstellen und Ausbessern von Schiffen« bezeichnet, ist aus dem Niederl. oder Engl. entlehnt worden. Niederl. dok, mniederl. doc‹ke›, engl. dock, älter… …
36Dock (maritime) — For other uses, see Dock. Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia. A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore. However, the exact meaning varies… …
37Dock — Contents 1 In transportation 2 In natural sciences 3 In molecular biology …
38dock — I n. basin for ships 1) to go into dock 2) a dry, floating dock 3) at, in, on a dock (there was labor trouble down on the docks) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to dock at (the ship docked at Portsmouth) 2) (D; intr.) to dock with (the spaceship docked with… …
39floating dry dock — noun dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised • Syn: ↑floating dock • Hypernyms: ↑dry dock, ↑drydock, ↑graving dock * * * noun see floating dock …
40floating — adj. not settled in a definite place; fluctuating; variable (the floating population). Phrases and idioms: floating anchor a sea anchor. floating bridge 1 a bridge on pontoons etc. 2 a ferry working on chains. floating debt a debt repayable on… …
