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dry dock

NOUN
waterless area for ship repairs
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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

The first of the Royal Navy's Type 31 ships, to be named HMS Venturer, has already been floated in the Firth of Forth and is in dry dock being fitted out.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

HMS Unicorn, Scotland's oldest ship, has received a £796,000 grant toward the cost of moving it to a new dry dock.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 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

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



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