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drydocking

drydocking is the present participle and gerund of drydock.

Meaning of drydock

Verb

drydock (third-person singular simple present drydocks, present participle drydocking, simple past and past participle drydocked)

  1. (transitive) To place (a ship) in a drydock.
    Synonyms:
    haul out

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Questions about drydocking

What is drydocking the present participle and gerund of?
Drydocking is the present participle and gerund of drydock.

Words near drydocking in the dictionary

  1. Dryden
  2. Drydenesque
  3. Drydenian
  4. drydock
  5. drydocked
  6. drydocking
  7. drydocks
  8. drydown
  9. drydowns
  10. Drye
  11. DRYed

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