Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 225
DOCK, intowhich vessels are floated and a watergate closed, when, by pumping the waterout, the vessel settles upon bearingblocks, and is shored from the side walls. .iWU^U^rtlVlJ^l^Li^ru^ijnJinplrli 817. FLOATING DRY-DOCK, in which the lifting power is derived fromthe displacement of the water in…
Mechanical movements
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