dry-dock

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verb

dry-docked; dry-docking; dry-docks

transitive verb

: to place in a dry dock

dry dock

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noun

: a dock that can be kept dry for use during the construction or repairing of ships

Examples of dry-dock in a Sentence

Noun The dry dock is full. The ship is in dry dock.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The yacht is believed to be dry-docked at a metro Detroit marina. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024 More recently, in October 2023, the Carnival Freedom debuted a new iconic winged funnel after returning from a 16-day dry-dock refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain. Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Noun
The Star Trek Beyond sequence showing the construction of the USS Enterprise: flying robots whizzing around a vast dry dock, and the starship’s iconic saucer taking shape as the score soars to a climax. Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 The whole operation, from when the ship arrives at the dry dock to the point where it's approved to be sent back out into service, can take just nine weeks. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dry-dock 

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1854, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1626, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dry-dock was in 1626

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“Dry-dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-dock. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

dry dock

noun
ˈdrī-ˌdäk
: a dock that can be kept dry during the construction or repair of ships
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