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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Accessibility and Sustainability Fawn Bluff has a van available to transport guests from the docks to the guesthouses, and a master bedroom that does not require stairs to access.
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Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
As crews finish cleaning up the scene from earlier, video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
From the docks, ferries run to the city of Bukavu, a hundred and twenty miles down the shore.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
As crews finish cleaning up the scene from earlier, video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
When their recent champion is massacred in the arena, Ashur and Korris head to the docks where the enslaved are held, looking for potential new fighters.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
From the docks, ferries run to the city of Bukavu, a hundred and twenty miles down the shore.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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