Dry-dock (Verb)
Meaning
Maneuver (a ship) into a drydock.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The large cruise liner needed to dry-dock for its annual maintenance and repairs.
- To inspect for damage and perform the required maintenance, the naval ship will be dry-docked for several months.
- It took hours of planning to dry-dock the massive cargo vessel due to its immense size and weight.
- After years at sea, the ship finally was able to dry-dock and receive a desperately needed makeover.
- The company carefully planned the maneuver to dry-dock the oil tanker to minimize disruption to its operations.