| 单词 | screw dock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscrew dock screw dock n. U.S. (now rare and historical) a dry dock in which the cradles are raised and lowered by a mechanism operated by the turning of a screw. ΚΠ 1828 Laws State N.-Y.: 51st Session ccclxii. 481 The business of the said company shall consist in erecting screw docks, in the city of New-York, and by means thereof elevating vessels above the tide waters, for the purpose of repair, or for any other purpose. 1916 Amer. Marine Engineer Jan. 35/2 Still another method of repairing vessels is the old screw dock, now practically obsolete. 1995 Jrnl. Early Republic 15 607 John Russell..kept a tavern and boardinghouse for black men near the Screw Dock on the East River. < as lemmas |
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