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- noun nautical A
dock that can be drained ofwater and is used in therepair andconstruction ofships . - verb transitive To place (a ship) in a drydock.
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Examples
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At the old harbor, there is a place where several boats are in drydock and are being worked on.
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The amenities being added during the drydock are the Princess signature features already aboard the line's newest ships,
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The amenities being added during the drydock are the Princess signature features already aboard the line's newest ships,
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The amenities being added during the drydock are the Princess signature features already aboard the line's newest ships,
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Whistle blew, Jake threw the uneaten portion of his sandwich out on the river, stood, picked up his thermos, the cap, screwed them together, started walking back to the drydock.
Transubstantiation, the gospel of Jake as told by his disciple, Billy Redstone James Lloyd Davis 2011
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James shows up at the glitzy rehab facility in the midst of a warm scene between Beau and Kelly, to announce that he's got a doctor ready to spring her from rehab a month early! so she can go back out on the road to prove she's cured from all that messiness that landed her in drydock.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Country Strong Marshall Fine 2011
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In addition, plenty of attendees stopping by our booth declared that they planned to use boats they already owned after a few years of being in drydock literally or figuratively.
Lita Smith-Mines: Keeping Local Business Afloat Lita Smith-Mines 2012
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In the earlier years of the Bloomberg administration, for example, the maritime advocacy world was aghast as city officials allowed Ikea to fill in a giant drydock to make way for a new store and sprawling parking lot in Red Hook.
A Sea Change in Waterfront Plans Eliot Brown 2010
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“Well, with the stuff we have here, we could build a starship drydock, or three, down there.”
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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"QE2" is not even in drydock, yet some money managers are preparing for the christening of "QE3."
As Clock Ticks on Effort, Some See a Round 3 Jonathan Cheng 2011
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