drydock

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

• 🇵🇹Dique seco, grande bacia ou doca da qual a água pode ser esvaziada, usada para construir navios ou reparar embarcações abaixo da linha d'água.

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

   Sinônimos: 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 colocar um navio ou barco em um dique seco para reparo, manutenção ou inspeção.

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.

   🇵🇹Colocar no dique seco

   Antônimos: floatlaunchundock

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