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View synonyms for graving dock

graving dock

noun

, Nautical.
  1. an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.


graving dock

noun

  1. another term for dry dock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of graving dock1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

There are also ten private graving and floating docks and one public graving dock.

The yacht was berthed alongside the graving-dock pier at Williamstown, which made it easy of access.

The ship was sunk in the graving dock in order to clean her.

I found the docks without difficulty, and in the smaller graving dock lay the Kasanumi, my first command!

Like a sliding or rolling caisson, it provides a bridge for crossing over the entrance of the graving dock when in position.

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