wetdock

A tidal or shipping dock. In the basin the water is maintained at such a height as to float the ve els therein at all times. The dock is connected by a lock with the navigable waters, and the gates maintain the level of water in the basin irrespective of the water outside. [Lock (1), s., 11. 3. (1).] wet-nurse, s. A woman who nurses and suckles a child not her own. wet-pre , 8. Papermaking : The second pre in which hand making paper is compacted and partially drained of its water.