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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">dry docks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>docks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>floating docks</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>water transportation structures</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>graving docks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>graving-docks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>docks, dry</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dry dock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>dry-docks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>drydocks</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>