floating dock
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S: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2217251.stm (last access: 31 January 2014); http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/instreamworks/moorings.htm (last access: 28 July 2015).

N: 1. Floating dry docks have the initial advantage that they can be built and fully equipped in shipyard and factory conditions, in which their construction is not subject to unforeseen hazards arising from weather and variations in the ground conditions from those anticipated during design. The floating dock can be towed to the site, moored, and made ready for operation.
2. A dock which is immersed so that ships can enter through the vacant channel areas.
3. When all the stagings are fixed the dock is refloated to its original level.

S: 1. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/technology/floating-dry-dock (last access: 28 July 2015). 2 & 3. TERMIUMPLUS.

SYN: floating dry dock

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

CR: dry dock