wet dock

a dock accessible only around the time of high tide and entered through locks or gates.

Origin of wet dock

First recorded in 1620–30

wet-bulb thermometer, wet cell, wet compass, wet contact, wet deposition, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet fly, wet gangrene, wether

We next docked and cleaned the ship, on the Deptford side, and then hauled into the wet-dock in which we had discharged our flour.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
A wet-dock provided with flood-gates for restraining the water, in which shipping may be kept afloat in all times of tide.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
A wet-dock is somewhat similar to a dry-dock, the chief difference being that ships while in it are kept floating in water.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne

单词	wet dock
释义	wet dock noun Nautical. a dock accessible only around the time of high tide and entered through locks or gates. Origin of wet dock First recorded in 1620–30 Words nearby wet dock wet-bulb thermometer, wet cell, wet compass, wet contact, wet deposition, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet fly, wet gangrene, wether Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wet dock We next docked and cleaned the ship, on the Deptford side, and then hauled into the wet-dock in which we had discharged our flour. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper A wet-dock provided with flood-gates for restraining the water, in which shipping may be kept afloat in all times of tide. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth A wet-dock is somewhat similar to a dry-dock, the chief difference being that ships while in it are kept floating in water. Man on the Ocean\|R.M. Ballantyne
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