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floating dock [¦flōd·iŋ ′däk] (civil engineering) A form of dry dock for repairing ships; it can be partly submerged by controlled flooding to receive a vessel, then raised by pumping out the water so that the vessel's bottom can be exposed. Also known as floating dry dock. A barge or flatboat which is used as a wharf. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The 28-acre inland harbor with a 400-slip marina and state-of-the-art floating dock system will serve as the village center, offering a yacht club, indoor-outdoor pool, inn, guest cottages, fitness, spa and retail shops. Suddenly, she heard a young boy's voice coming from deep water between the lake's edge and a floating dock in the middle. Valdez's 700-foot floating dock allows smooth unloading operations; given the tremendous tides (30' average) a ship performing roll-on/roll-off operations may only have its ramp on the pier for about three hours every tidal period. |
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