wet dock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wet dock
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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During filming in Jamaica, Craig slipped while running on a wet dock and badly injured his ankle.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
Designed by Carmody Groarke, the copper-clad buildings will include a wet dock, allowing the display of boats on water, and a boatyard where visitors will be able to see conservation in action.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2019
Attenborough launched the vessel himself into a wet dock on the Mersey in Liverpool on Saturday.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018
It was rather as though, after being in makeshift wet dock for days, the Queen Mary had just sailed out of, say, Walden Pond, as suddenly and perversely as she had sailed in.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
A wet dock has been formed, capable of receiving the largest steamers in the ocean mail service, and broad enough for an ironclad.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
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