As nouns the difference between drydock and afdb
is that drydock is (nautical) a dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships while afdb is (us|military|dated).
As a verb drydock
is to place (a ship) in a drydock.
drydock
English
Alternative forms
* dry dock, dry-dock
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
Verb
(
en verb)
To place (a ship) in a drydock.
afdb
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(US, military, dated)
See also
* ABSD