Wet dock

Japanese: wet dock(英語表記)wetdock
Wet dock

...If ships are built here, there is no need for launching work, so it is especially suitable for building large ships, and most new shipyards have this type of dock, and there are fewer slipways. (4) Mooring dock A dock in which a door is placed at the entrance to a canal or pier in an area with large tidal ranges, allowing ships inside to be safely moored even at low tide. It is not often seen in Japan. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wet dock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここで船を造れば進水作業を必要としないので,とくに巨大船建造に適しており,新しい造船所はほとんどこのドックをもち,船台は少なくなっている。(4)係留ドックwet dock 干満の大きい場所で掘割り,または突堤の入口を扉で仕切り,干潮時でも内部の船を安全に係留できるようにしたものである。日本ではあまり見られない。…

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