shipside
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8.2
- noun
- Specialized
- Shipside orders, three plus one.
Examples
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They carried the drum to the shipside and into the hold.
Academic text (1990) -
The workers loaded the cargo onto the ship from the shipside at the wharf.
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Several crates were waiting to be unloaded on the shipside of the dock.
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Passengers stood shipside as the crew prepared for departure.
Synonyms
278
1.6
A platform by the water where boats tie up to load or unload
28
6.7
A long platform by the water where ships stop to load and unload
7
5.8
A space at a dock where a boat can tie up
7
5.8
A place at a dock or harbour where a ship can tie up
5
8.2
A raised path by the water where ships load and unload
4
3.4
An area next to a dock where boats are loaded or unloaded
4
2.6
A platform at the edge of the water where boats stop to let people or goods on and off
1
3.7
A place in a harbour where ships stop to be loaded, unloaded, or repaired
1
4.8
The area next to the water by a dock where people walk or load ships
1
9.9
A place by the water where ships stop to load people or goods
1
7.8
A place in a harbor where ships stop for loading, unloading or repairs
1
6.2
Beside a wharf describing buildings or areas by the dock
A platform that extends from the shore into the water where ships load and unload
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shipside is simply ship + side, like seaside where land meets the sea, and it literally means the 'side' next to a ship. So shipside is the edge of a dock or the part beside a ship where loading, unloading, or boarding happens.