ship lift

noun

A device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.

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Meanings

nounship lift (plural ship lifts)

plural ship lifts · alternative shiplift

  1. engineeringA device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.

Translations

Dutch schepenlift
  • schepenliftTranslations
German Schiffslift
  • SchiffsliftTranslations
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APA

ship lift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20lift

MLA

“ship lift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20lift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ship lift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20lift.

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