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Wet docks

Scope note

Large watertight enclosures in which the water is maintained at the level of high tide so that vessels remain constantly afloat in them. OED

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000120772

Term used for

docks, wet

Equivalent Terms used

wet dock

Created

13yrs ago

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