Definition of graving dock in English:

graving dock

noun

another term for dry dock
Example sentencesExamples
- The depth of water in the Herculaneum graving docks could be increased by pumping water from the river into the dock itself, to allow deep-drafted vessels to enter the graving dock at low neap tides.
- By 1760, the first shipyards at Greenock were open, and in 1786 a graving dock was completed.
- On April 5, a fleet of DMS tugs guided the warship from Fleet Base East to the southern section of the graving dock.
- Three covered graving docks were constructed and eyewitness reports indicate all three now have carriers building in them.
- The Venezia scheme took the outlines of the 1797 graving docks and extruded them as rectangular elements, raised at right angles to the building.

Origin

Early 19th century: graving from grave⁴.

Definition of graving dock in US English:

graving dock

noun

another term for dry dock
Example sentencesExamples
- The Venezia scheme took the outlines of the 1797 graving docks and extruded them as rectangular elements, raised at right angles to the building.
- On April 5, a fleet of DMS tugs guided the warship from Fleet Base East to the southern section of the graving dock.
- The depth of water in the Herculaneum graving docks could be increased by pumping water from the river into the dock itself, to allow deep-drafted vessels to enter the graving dock at low neap tides.
- Three covered graving docks were constructed and eyewitness reports indicate all three now have carriers building in them.
- By 1760, the first shipyards at Greenock were open, and in 1786 a graving dock was completed.

Origin

Early 19th century: graving from grave.

单词	graving dock
释义	Definition of graving dock in English: graving dock noun another term for dry dock Example sentencesExamples The depth of water in the Herculaneum graving docks could be increased by pumping water from the river into the dock itself, to allow deep-drafted vessels to enter the graving dock at low neap tides. By 1760, the first shipyards at Greenock were open, and in 1786 a graving dock was completed. On April 5, a fleet of DMS tugs guided the warship from Fleet Base East to the southern section of the graving dock. Three covered graving docks were constructed and eyewitness reports indicate all three now have carriers building in them. The Venezia scheme took the outlines of the 1797 graving docks and extruded them as rectangular elements, raised at right angles to the building. Origin Early 19th century: graving from grave⁴. Definition of graving dock in US English: graving dock noun another term for dry dock Example sentencesExamples The Venezia scheme took the outlines of the 1797 graving docks and extruded them as rectangular elements, raised at right angles to the building. On April 5, a fleet of DMS tugs guided the warship from Fleet Base East to the southern section of the graving dock. The depth of water in the Herculaneum graving docks could be increased by pumping water from the river into the dock itself, to allow deep-drafted vessels to enter the graving dock at low neap tides. Three covered graving docks were constructed and eyewitness reports indicate all three now have carriers building in them. By 1760, the first shipyards at Greenock were open, and in 1786 a graving dock was completed. Origin Early 19th century: graving from grave.
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