dock sill

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• sill — n. (also cill) 1 a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway. 2 a horizontal timber at the bottom of a dock or lock entrance, against which the gates close. 3 Geol. a tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between… …   Useful english dictionary

• Old Dock — For the Old Dock in Kingston upon Hull, later known as Queen s Dock, see Old Dock, Hull, see also Old Dock (disambiguation) The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steer s dock, was the world s first commercial wet dock.[1] It was built on the… …   Wikipedia

• dry dock — a structure able to contain a ship and to be drained or lifted so as to leave the ship free of water with all parts of the hull accessible for repairs, painting, etc. Cf. floating dock, graving dock. [1620 30] * * *       type of dock (q.v.)… …   Universalium

• Half tide dock — A half tide dock is a partially tidal dock. Typically the dock is entered at high tide. As the tide ebbs a sill or weir prevents the level dropping below a certain point, meaning that the ships in the dock remain afloat. Half tide docks are… …   Wikipedia

• ODS — The three letter acronym ODS may refer to: Contents 1 Computing, internet and IT 2 Science and technology 3 Military operations 4 Other …   Wikipedia

• Listed buildings in Runcorn, Cheshire — Runcorn has a number of listed buildings. [cite web |url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/environment/planning/forwardplanning/listedconservationareas/listedbuildings?a=5441 |title=Listed Buildings in Halton |accessdate=2007 04 19… …   Wikipedia

• Newport Docks — The modern docks from the Transporter Bridge Newport Docks is the collective name for a series of docks [1] in the city of Newport, South Wales …   Wikipedia

• harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled  harbor        any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …   Universalium

• Port of Antwerp — | | | | |The Port of Antwerp is a port accessible to capesize ships in the heart of Europe. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km… …   Wikipedia

• USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) — was a sclass|Ashland|dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Belle Grove Plantation, the birthplace of President James Madison (1751–1836) in Port Conway, Virginia. Belle Grove was laid down on 27 October 1942 by the Moore… …   Wikipedia

• Flatcar — A string of flatcars carries tanks (under tarps) in April, 1943. A flatcar (US) (also flat car (US)[1] or flat wagon (non US)) is a piece of railroad (US) or railway (non US) rolling stock that consists o …   Wikipedia