as in wharfs
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 shortens
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 shaves
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 lands
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 docks
Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The adjacent Manchester ship canal, finished in 1894 — ‘canal’ in the northern English sense does not convey its scale — was capable of handling cargo ships on its docks.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
The property includes an approximately 529,000-square-foot freezer and cooler distribution warehouse, as well as 99 loading docks.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
This mass exodus of jobs devastated local economies, from the steel mills of Youngstown, Ohio, to the shipbuilding docks of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The resort has an all-inclusive model for its seven one-bedroom villas and two two-bedroom villas, which all have private pools and docks except for one overwater bungalow.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Fortis had hired geotechnical surveyors who found a 24-foot (7-m) layer of infill composed of everything from gravel and bricks to old docks and shipwrecks.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Heroic lead character and longshoreman Terry Malloy stands up to rackets boss Johnny Friendly, gets beaten bloody, and in the final reel leads his fellow longshoremen back into the brutal purgatory of the big city docks.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Large picture windows frame views of the lake and mature oaks, with other notable amenities including double docks topped with entertainment decks.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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The Everton Stadium, as it is known, sits in a largely underdeveloped part of Liverpool’s north docks.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The adjacent Manchester ship canal, finished in 1894 — ‘canal’ in the northern English sense does not convey its scale — was capable of handling cargo ships on its docks.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
The property includes an approximately 529,000-square-foot freezer and cooler distribution warehouse, as well as 99 loading docks.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
This mass exodus of jobs devastated local economies, from the steel mills of Youngstown, Ohio, to the shipbuilding docks of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The resort has an all-inclusive model for its seven one-bedroom villas and two two-bedroom villas, which all have private pools and docks except for one overwater bungalow.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Fortis had hired geotechnical surveyors who found a 24-foot (7-m) layer of infill composed of everything from gravel and bricks to old docks and shipwrecks.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Heroic lead character and longshoreman Terry Malloy stands up to rackets boss Johnny Friendly, gets beaten bloody, and in the final reel leads his fellow longshoremen back into the brutal purgatory of the big city docks.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Large picture windows frame views of the lake and mature oaks, with other notable amenities including double docks topped with entertainment decks.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docks. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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