dockside

noun

dock·​side ˈdäk-ˌsīd How to pronounce dockside (audio)
often attributive
: the shore or area adjacent to a dock

Examples of dockside in a Sentence

The fish are unloaded at dockside and taken right to the market.
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Still recording on her phone, White runs into a dockside parking lot shouting for others to come help. Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Across three nights, IDLES (Nov 28) Massive Attack (Nov 29) and Nile Rodgers & Chic (Nov 30) will perform at the M&S Bank Arena on Liverpool’s dockside area with a similar green ethos. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024 In July, the dockside market introduced a new auction to move even larger amounts of fish. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024 In July the island of Faial is host to Festival Maravilha, whose floating stages and dockside events pay tribute to the island’s maritime history. Philip Sherburne, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dockside 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dockside was in 1887

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“Dockside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockside. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dockside

noun
dock·​side ˈdäk-ˌsīd How to pronounce dockside (audio)
: the shore or area next to a dock
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