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drydock in Dutch

drydock in Dutch is droogdok — drydock means a dock that can be emptied of its water, allowing a ship inside it to be built or worked on.

drydock in Dutch

droogdok
noun
(nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.

What does "drydock" mean?

  1. noun A dock that can be emptied of its water, allowing a ship inside it to be built or worked on.
    "The ship was moved into a drydock for a full hull inspection."
  2. verb To place a ship in a drydock.
    "The company will drydock the ferry for its annual maintenance."
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drydock in a sentence

  • The ship was moved into a drydock for a full hull inspection.
  • The naval base has three large drydocks for shipbuilding.
  • The company will drydock the ferry for its annual maintenance.
  • The tanker was drydocked after striking a reef.

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What is "drydock" in Dutch?
"drydock" in Dutch is droogdok. drydock means: A dock that can be emptied of its water, allowing a ship inside it to be built or worked on.
How do you use "drydock" in a sentence?
Example: "The ship was moved into a drydock for a full hull inspection." In Dutch, "drydock" is droogdok.
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