dry-docked; dry-docking; dry-docks
: to place in a dry dock
: a dock that can be kept dry for use during the construction or repairing of ships
Examples of dry-dock in a Sentence
Noun
The dry dock is full.
The ship is in dry dock.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The yacht is believed to be dry-docked at a metro Detroit marina.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The boat’s former owner sent it to a Singapore dry dock to await bids from potential buyers.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In the meantime, the riverboats are dry-docked at an area recycling yard.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
The yacht is believed to be dry-docked at a metro Detroit marina.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024
Noun
Each of the XLUUVs has been provided with its own floating dry dock, which can be deployed into deeper waters, allowing its contents to be released without interfering with nearby ship traffic.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The boat’s former owner sent it to a Singapore dry dock to await bids from potential buyers.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Dry-dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-dock. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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