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floating dock
floating dockn.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 held in place laterally, as by pilings, but rests on floats and is free to rise and fall with changes in the water level.floating dock n (Nautical Terms) a large boxlike structure that can be submerged to allow a vessel to enter it and then floated to raise the vessel out of the water for maintenance or repair. Also called: floating dry dock float′ing dock′
n. a submersible floating structure that can raise a vessel out of the water and serve as a dry dock. Also called float′ing dry′ dock`. [1865–70] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  floating dock - dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raisedfloating dry dockdry dock, drydock, graving dock - a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline |
floating dock
floating dock[¦flōd·iŋ ′däk] (civil engineering) A form of dry dock for repairing ships; it can be partly submerged by controlled flooding to receive a vessel, then raised by pumping out the water so that the vessel's bottom can be exposed. Also known as floating dry dock. A barge or flatboat which is used as a wharf. floating dock
Synonyms for floating docknoun dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raisedSynonymsRelated Words- dry dock
- drydock
- graving dock
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