graving dock
an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
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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 Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) BrasseyThe ship was sunk in the graving dock in order to clean her.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonI found the docks without difficulty, and in the smaller graving dock lay the Kasanumi, my first command!
Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun | Harry CollingwoodLike a sliding or rolling caisson, it provides a bridge for crossing over the entrance of the graving dock when in position.
British Dictionary definitions for graving dock
another term for dry dock
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