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noun
- 1. an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships: "the boat nosed up to a dock"
- 2. a device in which a laptop, smartphone, or other mobile device may be placed for charging, providing access to a power supply and to peripheral devices or auxiliary features; a docking station.
verb
- 1. (of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf: "the ship docked at Southampton"
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noun. a landing pier. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. dry dock. a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc. an airplane hangar or repair shed.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dock, from a place for loading or unloading materials to a device for charging electronic devices. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dock.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dock, from a place where ships are loaded or repaired to a plant with large leaves. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and word frequency.
A dock is a structure that's made for bringing boats or ships in to the shore and loading or unloading them of goods or passengers. The small dock behind your lake house might be mainly used for launching your canoe. Smaller docks are wooden planks that jut into the water — boats can pull up and be tied or anchored there.
Dock can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means the place where ships stop and goods are loaded or unloaded. As a verb, it means to take away part of someone's pay as a punishment.
(computing) a piece of equipment to which a laptop, smartphone or other mobile device can be connected, to provide access to a power supply or so that it can be used with a printer, a keyboard, speakers, etc. Word Origin. See dock in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dock.
