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.
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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
Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The whole operation, from when the ship arrives at the dry dock to the point where it's approved to be sent back out into service, can take just nine weeks.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 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
The Star Trek Beyond sequence showing the construction of the USS Enterprise: flying robots whizzing around a vast dry dock, and the starship’s iconic saucer taking shape as the score soars to a climax.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The whole operation, from when the ship arrives at the dry dock to the point where it's approved to be sent back out into service, can take just nine weeks.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Dry-dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-dock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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