Wet Dock

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(Wet) Dock

Harbour or basin which is closed against the tidal range and which provides cargo-handling facilities for ships.

Note: In the U.S.A. the space between two piers which is not closed against the tidal range is also called a dock.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

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