drydock

drydock
1. noun
A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
2. verb
To place (a ship) in a drydock.

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  • Drydock — U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with the Ehime Maru. A drydock (also commonly dry dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to… …   Wikipedia

  • drydock — v. place in a dry dock; go into a dry dock; pull a ship into a drydock n. structure that can be drained of water and raised in order to allow access to all parts of a ship s hull (for repairs, maintenance, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • drydock — I noun a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline • Syn: ↑dry dock, ↑graving dock • Hypernyms: ↑dock, ↑dockage, ↑docking facility …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

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  • drydock — dry dock n. A large dock in the form of a basin from which the water can be emptied, used for building or repairing a ship below its water line. * * * …   Universalium

  • Drydock — Dry|dock, [ drai...] das; s, s, auch Dry Dock das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. dry dock> engl. Bez. für Trockendock …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Maryland Drydock Company — Type Defunct (1970) Industry Shipbuilding Founded 1920 Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland, USA Services Ship co …   Wikipedia

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  • Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company — The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government s Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United… …   Wikipedia

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