floating dock
71Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd — Wagon Mound (No 1) Court Privy Council Date decided 18 January 1961 Citation(s) [1961] UKPC 1, [1961] AC 388, [1961] 1 All ER 404 …
72dry dock — n. a dock from which the water can be emptied, used for building and repairing ships: see FLOATING (DRY) DOCK …
73dry dock — /ˈdraɪ dɒk / (say druy dok) noun 1. a basin like structure from which the water can be removed after the entrance of a ship, used when making repairs on a ship s bottom, etc. 2. a floating structure which may be partially submerged to permit a… …
74Limnanthemum lacunosum — 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.… …
75Trockendock — 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… …
76floatingdock — floating dock n. 1. A structure that can be submerged to permit the entry and docking of a ship and then raised to lift the ship from the water for repairs. Also called floating drydock. 2. A dock that is supported by metal pipes on which it can… …
77harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
78Drydock — U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with the Ehime Maru. A drydock (also commonly dry dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to… …
79ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
80Briton Ferry — infobox UK place country = Wales latitude= 51.64 longitude= 3.83 constituency welsh assembly= map type= official name= Briton Ferry population= 7,186 unitary wales= Neath Port Talbot lieutenancy wales= West Glamorgan constituency westminster=… …
