floating dock

noun

a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
Also called floating dry dock.

Origin of floating dock

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby floating dock

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British Dictionary definitions for floating dock

floating dock

noun

a large boxlike structure that can be submerged to allow a vessel to enter it and then floated to raise the vessel out of the water for maintenance or repair Also called: floating dry dock