as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear
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as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in to land
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of dock
Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
That occurred early Sunday morning, when two NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut who had docked on the ISS floated through a hatch to greet their colleagues.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
An extensive park with pools makes this an excellent choice for families, and private tours of the Borromeo Islands depart from the hotel’s boat dock.
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which had been docked at the ISS since September 2024, was chosen as their return vehicle.
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California wharf collapse sends 3 people into the ocean (NBC News) American Airlines is boarding flights again, and the FAA lifts its nationwide groundstop (CNN) Follow me on Twitter.—
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What’s unique is how it’s split across three levels: the water level for boats; the upper pavement level for pedestrians; and the central middle level, which houses Utrecht’s wharf cellars, many of which have been transformed into atmospheric bankside cafes, bars, and restaurants.—
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On March 25, one ship appeared to abandon its effort to dock at the pier where two other ships were already berthed.—
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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