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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The water was already reaching the top of the docks at the Aquarium Harborwalk an hour before high tide. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Southern Living reported that the restaurant features seating on the docks, as well as on outdoor patios. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 Terrors of the Deep — Deadly sea beasts terrorize the fishermen along the docks. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026 For decades, the docks where the Calumet River empties into Lake Michigan, along South Chicago’s shoreline, received iron ore. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the docks

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