Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. nautical A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
- v. transitive To place (a ship) in a drydock.
Examples
“At the old harbor, there is a place where several boats are in drydock and are being worked on.”
“In addition, plenty of attendees stopping by our booth declared that they planned to use boats they already owned after a few years of being in drydock literally or figuratively.”
The Huffington Post: Lita Smith-Mines: Keeping Local Business Afloat
““Well, with the stuff we have here, we could build a starship drydock, or three, down there.””
Simon & Schuster: Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
“QE2" is not even in drydock, yet some money managers are preparing for the christening of "QE3.”
The Wall Street Journal: As Clock Ticks on Effort, Some See a Round 3
“Whistle blew, Jake threw the uneaten portion of his sandwich out on the river, stood, picked up his thermos, the cap, screwed them together, started walking back to the drydock.”
Fictionaut: Transubstantiation, the gospel of Jake as told by his disciple, Billy Redstone
“James shows up at the glitzy rehab facility in the midst of a warm scene between Beau and Kelly, to announce that he's got a doctor ready to spring her from rehab a month early! so she can go back out on the road to prove she's cured from all that messiness that landed her in drydock.”
The Huffington Post: Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Country Strong
“In the earlier years of the Bloomberg administration, for example, the maritime advocacy world was aghast as city officials allowed Ikea to fill in a giant drydock to make way for a new store and sprawling parking lot in Red Hook.”
“The big container ship that was under construction at the company's drydock washed out to sea, he said, along with what he said were 100 people working on it.”
The Wall Street Journal: Fishing Town Suffers, Caught in Waves' Wake
“Back to reality, I hope that they can do something about the drydock situation for the Real USS Texas and get her repaired.”
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Whaleworthy & Piratical Words
A list of favorite nautical words to be sprinkled liberally throughout speech for piratical or Melvillian effect.
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