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Floating Dock
see synonyms of floating dockNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Floating Dock
see synonyms of floating docknoun
a large boxlike structure that can be submerged to allow a vessel to enter it and then floated to raise the vessel out of the water for maintenance or repair
. Also called: floating dry dockCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Floating Dock
see synonyms of floating dockn.
1. A structure that can be submerged to permit the entry and docking of a ship and then raised to lift the ship from the water for repairs. Also called floating drydock.
2. A dock that is held in place laterally, as by pilings, but rests on floats and is free to rise and fall with changes in the water level.
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