drydock

A large dock from which water can be pumped out, used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline.

• 🇩🇪Ein großes Dock, aus dem das Wasser abgepumpt werden kann und das für den Bau von Schiffen oder die Reparatur von Schiffen unterhalb der Wasserlinie genutzt wird.

1. Ship repair facility B2 formal

   A large basin or dock that can be drained of water, allowing ships to be built, maintained, or repaired below the waterline.

   • The damaged vessel was towed into the drydock for repairs.
   • Workers drained the drydock to access the ship's hull.
   • The new aircraft carrier is being constructed in a massive drydock.

   🇩🇪Trockendock

   Synonyme: graving dock

• drydocks plural form
• drydocks' possessive plural form
• drydock's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to place a ship or boat in a dry dock for repairs, maintenance, or inspection.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, ein Schiff oder Boot zur Reparatur, Wartung oder Inspektion in ein Trockendock zu bringen.

1. Maneuver a ship into a drydock C1 formal

   To bring a vessel into a drydock for maintenance, repairs, or inspection.

   • The crew carefully drydocked the old battleship for restoration.
   • Engineers drydocked the cargo vessel to inspect its hull.
   • The navy drydocked the submarine for routine maintenance.

   🇩🇪Ins Dock bringen

   Antonyme: floatlaunchundock

• drydocked past participle
• drydocked past simple
• drydocking present participle
• drydocks third person singular