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graving dock
noun
, Nautical.
- an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
graving dock
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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.
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The yacht was berthed alongside the graving-dock pier at Williamstown, which made it easy of access.
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The ship was sunk in the graving dock in order to clean her.
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I found the docks without difficulty, and in the smaller graving dock lay the Kasanumi, my first command!
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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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