Sentence examples for largest dry from inspiring English sources

Completed in 1939 at a staggering cost of $500 million, the naval base boasted what was then the largest dry dock in the world, the third-largest floating dock, and enough fuel tanks to support the entire British navy for six months.

Keep your eyes peeled for The truly impressive Devil's Dyke, the largest dry valley in the UK.

Esquimalt is the site of one of the world's largest dry docks and is now the headquarters of the Canadian Maritime Forces Pacific.

Two years later the city allowed the purchase and consumption of alcohol, ending nearly a century of Prohibition and its distinction as the largest "dry" city in the United States.

In the fall, the photographer Davide Monteleone traced stretches of one of the land routes, travelling from Yiwu, in the southeastern province of Zhejiang, to Khorgos, home to one of the world's largest dry ports, and to Aktau, in Kazakhstan, on the Caspian Sea.

The problem of dry-docking is aggravated by the tendency of ships to grow in size by increases in beam (width) and draft (depth below waterline) rather than in length, a process that rapidly renders many of the world's largest dry docks useless for servicing an increasing proportion of the traffic.

The city's waterfront is home to one of the largest dry-dock and repair facilities in the Mediterranean.

Built during the Edo period, it was the first and largest dry-lacquered Buddha in Japan, and remains one of the three largest Great Buddha Images of Japan.

1. Place a large dry nonstick skillet over medium heat, and add almonds.

Apart from the time needed, the power consumed in pumping out a large dry dock is a considerable factor.

The Chives version consisted of a large, dry, herbed shortbread biscuit, surrounded by a few carrots, spring peas and bits of chicken.