drydock

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See also: dry-dock and dry dock

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An aerial view of a drydock in Russia, note that there is no water in the dock.

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dry +‎ dock

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drydock (plural drydocks)

  1. (nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.

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drydock (third-person singular simple present drydocks, present participle drydocking, simple past and past participle drydocked)

  1. (transitive) To place (a ship) in a drydock.
    Synonym: (loosely) haul out