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A dock that has a constant level of water in which a vessel floats despite the tide; usually achieved by separating the dock from the sea by a lock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 90, It was rather as though, after being in makeshift wet dock for days, the Queen Mary had just sailed out of, say, Walden Pond, as suddenly and perversely as she had sailed in.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
laivatokka
— dock that has a constant level of water
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French:
darse
— dock that has a constant level of water
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Hebrew:
בְּרֵכַת עֲגִינָה
(brekhat agina)
— dock that has a constant level of water
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Hebrew:
מַעֲגַן סָכוּר
(ma'agan sakhur)
— dock that has a constant level of water
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Polish:
basen
— dock that has a constant level of water
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Polish:
basen portowy
— dock that has a constant level of water
