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noun Nautical.
an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
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Origin of graving dock
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby graving dock
gravida, gravimeter, gravimetric, gravimetric analysis, gravimetry, graving dock, graving piece, graviperception, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate
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