dry dock

Speech parts

1. dry dock - Noun

2. dry dock - Verb

Meaning

See under Dock.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

dry-dock

Synonyms

dockyard drydock graving dock

Hypernyms

dock dockage docking facility

Hyponyms

floating dock floating dry dock

Examples

Also available are dry dock and hull and sail repair facilities. Source: Internet

Childs (2007), p. 199. Since the mid-1980s, the hull of the Mary Rose has been kept in a covered dry dock while undergoing conservation. Source: Internet

Constitution entered dry dock with a crowd of 10,000 observers on 16 June 1927. Source: Internet

Kitty Hawk moved into dry dock on 14 January 1973, and work began to convert the ship from an attack (CVA) to a multi-mission carrier (CV). Source: Internet

Kitty Hawk moved out of dry dock on 28 April 1973, and the next day, on her 12th birthday, was named a Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV). Source: Internet

Kitty Hawk returned to San Diego 11 April 1997, immediately beginning a 15-month, $110 million overhaul, including three months in dry dock in Bremerton, from January to March 1998. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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