floating dock

English

A large floating dock at Bremerhaven, Germany

Noun

floating dock (plural floating docks)

(nautical) a dry dock which can float, and is submersible when a ship is entering or leaving it.
a floating pier or dock tied to the shore, which can rise and fall with the water level. Typically used by smaller craft.

Synonyms

(sense 2) landing stage

Translations

floating dry dock

Norwegian:
Bokmål: flytedokk m or f

Nynorsk: flytedokk f

a floating pier or dock

German: Schwimmdock (de) n

References

“floating dock” (US) / “floating dock” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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