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Graving Dock

A narrow basin, usually made of earthen berms and concrete, closed by gates or by a caisson, into which a vessel may be floated and the water pumped out, leaving the vessel supported on blocks; the classic form of drydock.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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