dry dock

NOUN

waterless area for ship repairs

Synonyms

WEAK

dockyard graving dock shipyard

Example Sentences

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The marine logistics group may take about three years instead of four years to deliver a S$198 million vessel, and its new dry dock operation could ramp up faster than anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Reeves also confirmed £20m of investment for Inchgreen dry dock in Inverclyde, and a further £20m for the redevelopment of Kirkcaldy town centre and seafront, which is to begin next year.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Months of major repair work took place in dry dock at Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside, requiring removal of the ship's engines.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

California’s coastal salmon industry already is in dry dock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

Then, the once-pride of the British Navy was placed on a huge barge for the short journey into the harbor and to the dry dock.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler