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⚓ A ship repair dock ⚓ To repair a ship
to drydock

to drydock

7.6
To move a ship into a dock emptied of water for repair or maintenance
  • verb
  • /ˈdraɪˌdɑk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diquear
  • The shipyard plans to drydock the vessel for routine inspection next week.

Examples

  • After several months at sea, the oil tanker was drydocked for essential repairs.

  • The ship will be drydocked next week.

  • The engineers are preparing to drydock the cruise liner for maintenance over the winter.

  • They decided to drydock the vessel for repairs.

  • After several months at sea, the oil tanker was drydocked for essential repairs.

  • The engineers are preparing to drydock the cruise liner for maintenance over the winter.

  • The shipyard plans to drydock the vessel for routine inspection next week.

Synonyms

to dry-dock
vsto drydock
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To move a ship out of the water so people can fix or clean its bottom

focuses mainly on repairs or maintenance rather than cleaning or inspection

Surface Forms

drydock infinitive
drydocked past
drydocked past participle
drydocking present participle
drydocks third person singular

Etymology

Drydock as a verb comes from the noun drydock and means to move a ship into a drydock so the water can be taken away for repairs. That's why to drydock a ship is to put it somewhere dry for maintenance.