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dry-dock

dry-dock is the alternative spelling of drydock.

Meaning of drydock

Noun

drydock (plural drydocks)

  1. A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.

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Forms of dry-dock

pluraldry-docks

Questions about dry-dock

What is dry-dock the alternative spelling of?
Dry-dock is the alternative spelling of drydock.

Words near dry-dock in the dictionary

  1. dry-cleans
  2. dry-cure
  3. dry-cured
  4. dry-cures
  5. dry-curing
  6. dry-dock
  7. dry-docks
  8. dry-erase
  9. dry-eyed
  10. dry-fire
  11. dry-fired

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