"balance dock" meaning in All languages combined

See balance dock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: balance docks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} balance dock (plural balance docks)
  1. A kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.
    Sense id: en-balance_dock-en-noun-Xik2KRlN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
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        ],
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          "water",
          "water"
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        [
          "compartment",
          "compartment"
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  ],
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