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Definition
- Noun:
- Mound, small hill: A natural or artificial elevation of earth, smaller than a hill.
- Dry dock, shipyard berth: In maritime contexts, a structure where ships are built, repaired, or stored out of the water.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên cánh đồng có một cái ụ đất. (There is a mound of earth in the field.)
- Con tàu được đưa vào ụ khô để sửa chữa. (The ship was taken into the dry dock for repairs.)
Advanced Usage
"Ụ đất": An earth mound or small hillock.
- Trẻ con thích chạy lên chạy xuống ụ đất. (Children like running up and down the earth mound.)
"Ụ tàu": A shipyard berth or dock.
- Công nhân đang làm việc tại ụ tàu. (Workers are working at the shipyard berth.)
Variants and Related Words
Ụ khô (n): Dry dock.
- Ụ khô này có thể chứa tàu lớn. (This dry dock can hold large ships.)
Ụ nổi (n): Floating dock.
- Tàu được đưa vào ụ nổi để bảo dưỡng. (The ship was moved into the floating dock for maintenance.)
Synonyms
- Mound: A raised mass of earth.
- Hillock: A small hill.
- Dry dock: A dock that can be drained of water to allow work on a ship's hull.
Related Terms
- Bến: Wharf, pier (a structure on the water's edge for loading and unloading ships).
- Đống: Pile, heap (a more general term for a collection of things stacked up).