Usually means: Maintenance and repair of ships.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word dry docking:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. dry-docking: Merriam-Webster
  2. dry-docking, dry-docking: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dry-docking: Wordnik
  4. dry-docking: Dictionary.com
  5. Dry-docking, Dry docking: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. dry-docking: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dry-docking: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dry Docking: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Dry dock)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of drydock [(nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.]
▸ Also see dry_dock


Opposite:
wet dock, water berth, floating dock

Types:
graving dock, wet dock, dry dock, more...

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Opposite:
wet dock, water berth, floating dock

Types:
graving dock, wet dock, dry dock, more...




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