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Note: | Note 1: When the structure is floating it is usually called in English a floating dock and in German a Schwimmdock. | ||
Note: | Note 2: In French when the structure is fixed it is called a forme de radoub; when the structure is floating it is called a dock flottant. | ||
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(Dry) Dock
A structure providing support for a vessel and means for removing the water so that the bottom of the vessel can be exposed.
Note 1: When the structure is floating it is usually called in English a floating dock and in German a Schwimmdock.
Note 2: In French when the structure is fixed it is called a forme de radoub; when the structure is floating it is called a dock flottant.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
