drydock

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drydock

A large ship sits in a drydock for repairs.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A drydock is a large, watertight structure or basin that can be flooded to allow a ship to float in, and then drained of water so that the ship rests on a dry platform. This allows for construction, maintenance, or repair of the parts of a ship normally below the waterline.

  2. Verb:

    • To drydock a vessel means to move it into a drydock and secure it there so the dock can be drained. It refers to the action of placing a ship in a drydock facility.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The aircraft carrier entered the drydock for a complete hull inspection.
    • The shipyard has three drydocks capable of handling large commercial vessels.
  • Verb:
    • The navy decided to drydock the frigate to repair its propeller.
    • After its long voyage, the cruise ship was drydocked for routine maintenance.
Advanced Usage
  • "To go into drydock": This is a common phrase meaning for a ship to enter a drydock for work.
    • The old ferry will go into drydock next month for its five-year survey.
  • "In drydock": Describes the state of a ship being inside a drydock.
    • The ship has been in drydock for two weeks while the engineers work on the hull.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dry dock (noun): An alternative spelling of the noun, often written as two words.
  • Graving dock (noun): Another term for a drydock, especially one that is a trench dug into the ground.
  • Floating dock (noun): A type of drydock that is itself a floating structure which can be submerged to allow a ship to enter, then raised to lift the ship out of the water.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Shipyard dock, graving dock, repair dock.
  • Verb: Dock, put in dock, berth for repairs.
Related Phrases
  • Drydock period: The scheduled time a ship spends in a drydock.
    • The drydock period is expected to last six weeks.
  • Drydocking: The noun form of the verb, referring to the process or event of placing a ship in a drydock.
    • The ship's next drydocking is planned for 2026.
drydock

A large ship sits in a drydock for repairs.

Noun
  1. a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
Verb
  1. maneuver (a ship) into a drydock

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