"wet dock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wet docks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wet dock (plural wet docks)
  1. (nautical) A dock that has a constant level of water in which a vessel floats despite the tide; usually achieved by separating the dock from the sea by a lock. Wikipedia link: wet dock Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (dock that has a constant level of water): laivatokka (Finnish), darse [feminine] (French), בְּרֵכַת עֲגִינָה (brekhat agina) [feminine] (Hebrew), מַעֲגַן סָכוּר (ma'agan sakhur) [masculine] (Hebrew), basen [masculine] (Polish), basen portowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-wet_dock-en-noun-7tylf1te Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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