dry-docked; dry-docking; dry-docks
: to place in a dry dock
: 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
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
Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Among them: fewer ship inspections and internal audits, an unavailability of dry docks and technicians to perform maintenance and repairs, as well as supply chain delays in getting spare parts.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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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
In 2000, the John W. Brown sailed to dry dock in Toledo, Ohio, traveling over 5,000 miles to the Great Lakes and back through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Among them: fewer ship inspections and internal audits, an unavailability of dry docks and technicians to perform maintenance and repairs, as well as supply chain delays in getting spare parts.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Dry-dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-dock. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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