Meanings
noundrydock (plural drydocks)
plural drydocks · alternative dry dock · alternative dry-dock
- nauticalA dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo place (a ship) in a drydock.
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nouna large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
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Translations
Afrikaans droogdok
- droogdokdock that can be drained of water
Arabic حوض جاف
- حوض جاف (ḥawḍ jāff)dock that can be drained of water
Bulgarian сух док
- сух док (suh dok)dock that can be drained of water
Catalan dic sec, escar
- dic secdock that can be drained of water
- escardock that can be drained of water
Chinese Mandarin 旱塢 /旱坞, 乾塢 /干坞
- 旱塢 /旱坞 (hànwù)dock that can be drained of water
- 乾塢 /干坞 (gānwù)dock that can be drained of water
Czech suchý dok
- suchý dokdock that can be drained of water
Danish tørdok
- tørdokdock that can be drained of water
Dutch droogdok
- droogdokdock that can be drained of water
Esperanto seka digo, karena digo
- seka digodock that can be drained of water
- karena digodock that can be drained of water
Estonian kuivdokk
- kuivdokkdock that can be drained of water
Finnish allastelakka, kuivatelakka
- allastelakkadock that can be drained of water
- kuivatelakkadock that can be drained of water
French cale sèche, forme de radoub
- cale sèchedock that can be drained of water
- forme de radoubdock that can be drained of water
German Trockendock
- Trockendockdock that can be drained of water
Greek νεώριο
- νεώριο (neório)dock that can be drained of water
Hebrew מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש
- מִבְדּוֹק יָבֵש (mivdok yavesh)dock that can be drained of water
Icelandic þurrkví
- þurrkvídock that can be drained of water
Italian bacino di carenaggio
- bacino di carenaggiodock that can be drained of water
Japanese 乾ドック
- 乾ドック (inuidokku)dock that can be drained of water
Lithuanian sausasis dokas
- sausasis dokasdock that can be drained of water
Malay limbungan kering
- limbungan keringdock that can be drained of water
Norwegian Bokmål tørrdokk
- tørrdokkdock that can be drained of water
Polish suchy dok
- suchy dokdock that can be drained of water
Portuguese dique seco, doca seca
- dique secodock that can be drained of water
- doca secadock that can be drained of water
Romanian doc uscat, bazin de radub
- doc uscatdock that can be drained of water
- bazin de radubdock that can be drained of water
Russian сухо́й док
- сухо́й док (suxój dok)dock that can be drained of water
Spanish varadero
- varaderodock that can be drained of water
Swedish torrdocka
- torrdockadock that can be drained of water
Turkish havuz
- havuzdock that can be drained of water
Ukrainian сухий док
- сухий док (suxyj dok)dock that can be drained of water
Cite this entry
APA
drydock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drydock
MLA
“drydock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drydock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drydock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drydock.
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