dry dock

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noun

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.

Compare floating dock, graving dock.

Origin of dry dock

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby dry dock

dry compass, dry cough, Dryden, dry deposition, dry distillation, dry dock, dry-dockage, dry drunk, dryer, dry eye, dry-eyed

Definition for dry dock (2 of 2)

dry-dock

[ drahy-dok ]

/ ˈdraɪˌdɒk /

verb (used with object)

to place (a ship) in a dry dock.

verb (used without object)

(of a ship) to go into a dry dock.

Origin of dry-dock

First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for dry dock

The dry-dock accommodates a ship as long as three hundred and forty feet, and is one hundred feet across.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Just when all sails were set and he was nearing perfection, he met with a disaster which promptly relegated him to the dry-dock.
Sandy|Alice Hegan Rice
If the foregoing instructions have been carried out carefully the dry-dock should ride lightly on the water.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
However, an unobstructed channel through the water to the dry-dock was first necessary.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke

The dry-dock here described is a model that is towed to a disabled vessel.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

British Dictionary definitions for dry dock

dry dock

noun

a basin-like structure that is large enough to admit a ship and that can be pumped dry for work on the ship's bottom

verb dry-dock

to put (a ship) into a dry dock, or (of a ship) to go into a dry dock

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dry dock
释义	dry dock SEE SYNONYMS FOR dry dock ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Compare floating dock, graving dock. Origin of dry dock First recorded in 1620–30 Words nearby dry dock dry compass, dry cough, Dryden, dry deposition, dry distillation, dry dock, dry-dockage, dry drunk, dryer, dry eye, dry-eyed Definition for dry dock (2 of 2) dry-dock [ drahy-dok ] / ˈdraɪˌdɒk / verb (used with object) to place (a ship) in a dry dock. verb (used without object) (of a ship) to go into a dry dock. Origin of dry-dock First recorded in 1880–85 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dry dock The dry-dock accommodates a ship as long as three hundred and forty feet, and is one hundred feet across. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science\|Various Just when all sails were set and he was nearing perfection, he met with a disaster which promptly relegated him to the dry-dock. Sandy\|Alice Hegan Rice If the foregoing instructions have been carried out carefully the dry-dock should ride lightly on the water. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates However, an unobstructed channel through the water to the dry-dock was first necessary. The New York Obelisk\|Charles E. Moldenke The dry-dock here described is a model that is towed to a disabled vessel. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates British Dictionary definitions for dry dock dry dock noun a basin-like structure that is large enough to admit a ship and that can be pumped dry for work on the ship's bottom verb dry-dock to put (a ship) into a dry dock, or (of a ship) to go into a dry dock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dry dock dockyard, graving dock, shipyard
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dry dock

noun

Origin of dry dock

Words nearby dry dock

Definition for dry dock (2 of 2)

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of dry-dock

Example sentences from the Web for dry dock

British Dictionary definitions for dry dock

noun

verb dry-dock

Words related to dry dock