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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the Chinese military did not deploy any of its aircraft carriers, two of them remaining pierside at bases, while another underwent maintenance inside a dry dock.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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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
On Monday, the Ronald Reagan entered a dry dock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, part of Naval Base Kitsap.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the Chinese military did not deploy any of its aircraft carriers, two of them remaining pierside at bases, while another underwent maintenance inside a dry dock.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Dry-dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-dock. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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