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drydocking

vb. (present participle of drydock English)

Usage examples of "drydocking".

The left side was a newly expanded careening yard and drydocking facility, and between right and left sides lay a section of some score or more of temporary floating wharves, these as crowded with ancient, battered, rotting ships as any of the other, more permanent structures.

The Paraden Company keeps their craft in space as long as it possibly can without drydocking them.

Deep recesses clearly designed for drydocking vessels notched the embankment with tall derricks standing alongside for ferrying cargo.