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dry dock

dry dock
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drahy dok]
    • /draɪ dɒk/
    • /draɪ dɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahy dok]
    • /draɪ dɒk/

Definitions of dry dock words

  • countable noun dry dock A dry dock is a dock from which water can be removed so that ships or boats can be built or repaired. 0
  • noun dry dock a basin-like structure that is large enough to admit a ship and that can be pumped dry for work on the ship's bottom 0
  • verb dry dock to put (a ship) into a dry dock, or (of a ship) to go into a dry dock 0
  • verb dry dock to put or go into a dry dock 0
  • noun dry dock a dock from which the water can be emptied, used for building and repairing ships 0
  • verb transitive dry dock to place or go into a dry dock 0
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Parts of speech for Dry dock

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dry dock popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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