noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
2. 2
   a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To place (a ship) in a drydock. transitive
2. 2
   maneuver (a ship) into a drydock wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dry dockdry dockdry-dockgraving dockhaul out

Etymology

From dry + dock.

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