floating dock

noun

a dry dock which can float, and is submersible when a ship is entering or leaving it.

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landing stagefloating dry dock
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Meanings

nounfloating dock (plural floating docks)

plural floating docks

  1. nauticala dry dock which can float, and is submersible when a ship is entering or leaving it.
  2. a floating pier or dock tied to the shore, which can rise and fall with the water level. Typically used by smaller craft.

Synonyms & antonyms

sense 2

Similar
landing stage

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

Similar
floating dry dock
Broader
dry dockdrydockgraving dock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 浮船塢 /浮船坞
  • 浮船塢 /浮船坞 (fúchuánwù)floating dry dock
Danish flydedok, flydedok
  • flydedokfloating dry dock
  • flydedoka floating pier or dock
German Schwimmdock
  • Schwimmdocka floating pier or dock
Norwegian Bokmål flytedokk
  • flytedokkfloating dry dock
Romanian doc plutitor
  • doc plutitorfloating dry dock
Swedish flytdocka, flytbrygga
  • flytdockafloating dry dock
  • flytbryggaa floating pier or dock
Cite this entry
APA

floating dock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20dock

MLA

“floating dock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20dock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floating dock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floating%20dock.

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