wet dock

noun Nautical.

a dock accessible only around the time of high tide and entered through locks or gates.

Origin of wet dock

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby wet dock

wet blanket, wet cell, wet compass, wet contact, wet deposition, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet fly, wet gangrene, wet leishmaniasis

Example sentences from the Web for wet dock

  • We next docked and cleaned the ship, on the Deptford side, and then hauled into the wet-dock in which we had discharged our flour.

    Ned Myers |James Fenimore Cooper

  • A wet-dock provided with flood-gates for restraining the water, in which shipping may be kept afloat in all times of tide.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth

  • A wet-dock is somewhat similar to a dry-dock, the chief difference being that ships while in it are kept floating in water.

    Man on the Ocean |R.M. Ballantyne