Floating dock
A floating dock may refer to a number of constructions found in ports and harbours
- Floating dock (impounded), a development of the half tide dock, where pumps or river flow are used to maintain the dock at around the high tide level of a nearby tidal waterway.
- Floating dock (jetty), a lightweight quay or jetty, floating on pontoons, that rises and falls with the tide and shipping.
- Floating dry dock, a portable dry dock that may be towed into place.
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