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    dry dock

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Water
    ˈdry dock noun [countable]  TTWa place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs 干船坞
    Examples from the Corpus
    dry dock• It is now ready to be moved to a dry dock.• Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock, many venerable craft have been pensioned off.• There were only a few weeks now before she went into dry dock.• Like they got rid of that dry dock down there.• He said that the dry dock was the bellwether.    From Longman Business Dictionarydry dockˌdry ˈdock noun [countable, uncountable] an enclosed place used for repairing or building ships, from which the water can be pumped in and outWe were towed to a dry dock in New York.The ship is in dry dock for an overhaul.
    ˈdry dock nounChineseSyllable
    where a Corpus a ship can place be taken Business


    dry dock
    ˈdry dock noun [countable]
    a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs


    dry dockBrE /ˌdraɪ ˈdɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdraɪ ˈdɑːk/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] an area in a port from which the water can be removed, used for building or repairing ships 干船坞