graving dock
noun
Another term for dry dock.On April 5, a fleet of DMS tugs guided the warship from Fleet Base East to the southern section of the graving dock....
- The Venezia scheme took the outlines of the 1797 graving docks and extruded them as rectangular elements, raised at right angles to the building.
- Three covered graving docks were constructed and eyewitness reports indicate all three now have carriers building in them.
Origin
Early 19th century: graving from grave4.
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