dry dock
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S: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hms-bulwark-leaves-dry-dock-in-30m-refit (last access: 31 January 2014); http://www.brighthubengineering.com/naval-architecture/32659-drydocking-explained-types-of-dry-dock-methods/ (last access: 28 July 2015).

N: 1. Type of dock consisting of a rectangular basin dug into the shore of a body of water and provided with a removable enclosure wall or gate on the side toward the water, used for major repairs and overhaul of vessels.
2. dry dock: term standardized by ISO.

S: 1. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/technology/dry-dock (last access: 28 July 2015). 2. TERMIUMPLUS.

SYN: drydock, graving dock, repairing basin.

S: TERMIUMPLUS

CR: floating dock