floating dock
noun
: a dock that floats on the water and can be partly submerged to permit entry of a ship and raised to keep the ship high and dry
called also floating drydock
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In the nearby country of Cyprus, the supplies are loaded onto U.S. military ships and ferried to the floating dock offshore.
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Courtney Kube, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Before it was damaged, the floating dock funneled about 1,000 metric tons of aid to Gaza, Singh said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
This will involve coordinating the arrival of empty trucks and their registration, overseeing the transfer of goods coming through the floating dock to the trucks and their dispatch to warehouses across Gaza, and, finally, handing over the supplies to aid groups for delivery.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2024
According to the Pentagon, the plan includes two main components which need to be assembled – a big floating dock made up of steel segments and a two-lane, 1,800ft (548m) causeway and pier.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
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Courtney Kube, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Before it was damaged, the floating dock funneled about 1,000 metric tons of aid to Gaza, Singh said.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
This will involve coordinating the arrival of empty trucks and their registration, overseeing the transfer of goods coming through the floating dock to the trucks and their dispatch to warehouses across Gaza, and, finally, handing over the supplies to aid groups for delivery.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2024
According to the Pentagon, the plan includes two main components which need to be assembled – a big floating dock made up of steel segments and a two-lane, 1,800ft (548m) causeway and pier.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Floating dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floating%20dock. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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