dock
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1.6
- noun
- /dɑk/
:
muelle
- An enormous banner over the dock read, "Welcome Home Defenders of Freedom."
- dock workers
- boat dock
- ship at the dock
So they end up going down by the docks in Salford, Trafford Park Rd.
- So they end up going down by the docks in Salford, Trafford Park Rd.
- It was a cute little boutique right at the dock there in the Hamptons.
- So, you know, that walk that I had on the dock really is reflective of that.
- Realised that the docks were just open.
- The more calories going to be meeting Josh at the Red Dock Saloon for a quick feed.
- It was sitting on a dock in the Bay, wasting time.
- And then we finally hit it and the dock wasn't ready.
Examples
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A man came down onto the dock, exuding irritability and good looks.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the end of a long narrow dock is a yacht about 7 feet long.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yeah, the kids and I spent a weekend putting that dock together.
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Cool, just one more thing real quick, your friend on the dock could use a hand.
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When he got back to the dock, he went straight to the bar in the yacht club.
Fiction book (1990) -
We'll climb aboard our ship at the Chicago River dock next to the famous Wrigley Building.
Academic text (1997) -
I watch the boat dock, and the arrivals file quietly one by one from the vessel.
Academic text (2012) -
I was thinking of taking a little stroll down by the docks if you're interested.
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The St. Louis set sail from the Hamburg-Amerika docks on May 13, bound for Cuba.
Academic text (2017) -
We walked along the long wooden dock and admired the boats coming in.
Synonyms
125
1.4
A long platform that goes out from the shore into the water for boats and people
70
3.7
A place where small boats and yachts tie up and get services
57
2.6
A platform at the edge of the water where boats stop to let people or goods on and off
36
6.7
A long platform by the water where ships stop to load and unload
10
5.8
A space at a dock where a boat can tie up
8
8.2
A raised path by the water where ships load and unload
7
3.4
An area next to a dock where boats are loaded or unloaded
6
5.8
A place at a dock or harbour where a ship can tie up
6
5.8
A place where a boat can be tied to stay still
4
6.1
A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom
1
5.3
A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs
1
3.7
A place in a harbour where ships stop to be loaded, unloaded, or repaired
A platform that extends from the shore into the water where ships load and unload
A place by the water where ships stop to load people or goods
A place in a harbor where ships stop for loading, unloading or repairs
The outer end of a pier where boats or ships stop
A place on the shore where boats stop to load or unload people and things
A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship
A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
6.1
A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom
- Specialized
1
5.3
A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs
- Specialized
A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair
- Specialized
A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship
A plant that lives for many years with broad rounded leaves, a bitter root, often growing as a weed
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dock for a platform where ships are loaded comes from an old word meaning a sheltered or enclosed place for boats, the same idea you see in dockyard; so a dock is where a ship is put to tie up, load, or rest.