English noun: drydock | |||
1. | drydock (artifact) a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline | ||
Synonyms | dry dock, graving dock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dock, dockage, docking facility | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | floating dock, floating dry dock | ||
Part meronym | shipyard | ||
English verb: drydock | |||
1. | drydock (contact) maneuver (a ship) into a drydock | ||
Synonyms | dry-dock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dock | ||