Associations to the word «Drydock»

Wiktionary

DRYDOCK, noun. (nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
DRYDOCK, verb. (transitive) To place (a ship) in a drydock.

Dictionary definition

DRYDOCK, noun. A large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline.
DRYDOCK, verb. Maneuver (a ship) into a drydock.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats