| NOUN | artifact | graving dock, dry dock, drydock | a large dock from which water can be pumped out |
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| Meaning | A large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline. | |
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| Synonyms | dry dock, drydock | |
| Part of | shipyard | A workplace where ships are built or repaired |
| Narrower | floating dock, floating dry dock | dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised |
| Broader | dock, dockage, docking facility | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired |