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2 days ago · 18 meanings: 1. a wharf or pier 2. a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships 3. an area of water that can.... Click for more definitions.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOCK. 1. a : an area of water in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired. [count] A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. [noncount] The ship is in dock for repairs. — see also dry dock. b the docks : the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings.
3 days ago · dock in American English. (dɑk) noun. 1. a landing pier. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc.
Synonyms for DOCK: wharf, pier, quay, landing, jetty, float, levee, marina; Antonyms of DOCK: extend, prolong, lengthen, supplement, elongate, expand, add, enlarge
Dock definition, a landing pier. See more. Also called scene dock.. a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery.
dock something If you're late, your wages will be docked. dock something from/off something They've docked 15 per cent off my pay for this week. [transitive] dock something (computing) to connect a computer to a docking station. I docked my laptop and started work. opposite undock [transitive] dock something to cut an animal’s tail short
In the cottage country of Canada and the United States, a dock is a wooden platform built over water, with one end secured to the shore. The platform is used for the boarding and offloading of small boats. A boat dock on Lake Michigan in Chicago. Docks along San Francisco Bay in Tiburon, California.
