A dry dock (sometimes dry-dock or drydock) 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 come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other water craft.
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近义词
n.
dock, dockage, docking facility
英英词典
graving dock n.
a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline