dry dock
Example Sentences
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After a brief stay in a corporate dry dock, the pirate ship returned to the high seas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Growth should be driven by its new dry dock and four new vessels, including its commissioning service operation vessel in FY 2026, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
That meant the ferry had to spend months in a dry dock, a narrow basin which is drained, leaving the ship out of the water and supported by blocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Uranga said the next step is to lift the boat, which sank after the fire, and tow it to dry dock where a more thorough investigation can be undertaken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
I think that ship sank in dry dock for both of us.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
