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   Dock

   /däk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a structure extending alongshore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored: North American "the gangplank was lowered to the dock"
   • ▪ an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.
   • ▪ a group of enclosed areas of water along with the wharves and buildings near them.
   • ▪ short for dry dock
   • ▪ a platform for loading or unloading trucks or freight trains.
   • 2. a device in which a laptop computer, 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) tie up at a dock, especially in order to load or unload passengers or cargo: "the ship docked at San Francisco"
   • ▪ bring (a ship or boat) into a dock: "the riverbank where the fur traders docked their boats"
   • ▪ (of a spacecraft) join with a space station or another spacecraft in space: "most spaceships docked at the orbital transit station"
   • ▪ attach (a piece of equipment) to another: "the user wants to dock a portable into a desktop computer"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German docke, of unknown origin.

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