<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">dry docks</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31442860</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:59:19</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">docks, dry</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">dry dock</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">dry-docks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">drydocks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">graving docks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">graving-docks</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Enclosures or narrow, artificial basins that hold single ships, boats, or other watercraft, and from which the water may be pumped or let out to leave the vessel dry for the purpose of maintenance, repair, or shipbuilding. (Sometimes also used for building ships.). Dry docks are known in the historical record as early as the 10th century in China. ]]></dc:description></metadata>