dockage
- noun
- /ˈdɑːkɪdʒ/
- Specialized
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muelle
- After a long journey, we finally found dockage where we could unload our cargo and rest.
Examples
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We reserved dockage at the harbor to ensure our boat would be secure during the storm.
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Another large use has been for pleasure boating and the transit and dockage of merchant, passenger, and military vessels.
Academic text (1990) -
The marina provides safe dockage for boats of all sizes during the summer months.
Synonyms
197
1.6
A platform by the water where boats tie up to load or unload
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1.4
A long platform that goes out from the shore into the water for boats and people
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2.6
A platform at the edge of the water where boats stop to let people or goods on and off
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6.7
A long platform by the water where ships stop to load and unload
35
3.2
A place where ships are built or repaired
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
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
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4.4
A place by the water where people build and fix ships
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5.3
A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs
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3.7
A place in a harbour where ships stop to be loaded, unloaded, or repaired
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7.0
A large dock that can be drained of water to build or fix the bottom of ships
A place by the water where ships stop to load people or goods
A place on the shore where boats stop to load or unload people and things
The outer end of a pier where boats or ships stop
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
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dockage is formed from dock plus the ending -age, and it can also mean the 'place' or facility where ships are tied up, similar to the word dock itself. So dockage may refer to the space in a harbor used for loading, unloading, or repairs.