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dry dock vs floating dry dock

floating dry dock vs dry dock

dry dock and floating dry dock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry dock Yes No No No
floating dry dock Yes No No No
As nouns, floating dry dock is a hyponym of dry dock; that is, floating dry dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dry dock:
  • dry dock: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
  • floating dry dock: dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
Other hyponyms of dry dock include floating dock.
dry dock (noun) floating dry dock (noun)
a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
Difference between dry dock and floating dry dock

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