the docks
plural noun
: the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings
We went down to the docks to watch the ships come in.
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From the docks, ferries run to the city of Bukavu, a hundred and twenty miles down the shore.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Its Majesty 100 Terrace was the king of the docks, and since then, successive hulls have gone to owners in Europe and other parts of the world.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Enjoy fresh oysters on the docks at Westport Sea Farms.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Its Majesty 100 Terrace was the king of the docks, and since then, successive hulls have gone to owners in Europe and other parts of the world.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Enjoy fresh oysters on the docks at Westport Sea Farms.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the docks
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“The docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20docks. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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