drydock

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

• 🇪🇸Dique o estructura seca en la que se puede construir o reparar un buque, permitiendo vaciar el agua para trabajar en la parte del casco que normalmente queda sumergida, por debajo de la línea de flotación.

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.

   🇪🇸Dique seco

   Sinónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa poner un barco o embarcación en un dique seco para repararlo, mantenerlo o inspeccionarlo.

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.

   🇪🇸poner en dique seco

   Antónimos: floatlaunchundock

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