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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 creeks
  2. dry cupping
  3. Dry Diggings
  4. dry distillation
  5. dry distillations
  6. dry dock
  7. dry docks
  8. Dry Doddington
  9. dry drunk
  10. dry drunks
  11. dry erase

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