FLOATING DOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does floating dock mean? 

• FLOATING DOCK (noun)
  The noun FLOATING DOCK has 1 sense:

1. dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised

  Familiarity information: FLOATING DOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOATING DOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

floating dock; floating dry dock

Hypernyms ("floating dock" is a kind of...):

dry dock; drydock; graving dock (a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline)