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.

Examples of the docks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch the swans drift by my windows and, in the summer, the neighborhood kids swimming and swinging off the docks. —Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis – worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon. —Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024

Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis - worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon. —Patrick Whittle, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024

Allen jumps off the docks in the film's ending, helps Madison fight off villains, and swims into happily ever after with her by his side. —Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024

Your dog can live the lake life at Performance Pups in Dania Beach, where the expansive freshwater lake is open for swimming, retrieving balls and toys, or leaping off the docks. —Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024

The lobster industry, based mostly in Maine, has had an unprecedented decade in terms of the volume and value of the lobsters brought to the docks. —Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024

Not all ships will be able to hook up to electricity when the docks are full, but Webb said PortMiami will be the only port on the East Coast capable of having three cruise ships connected to shore power at the same time. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024

One portion of the docks – a 40-boat slip – was temporarily wedged there and the other – an 18-boat slip – was wedged across the river along the Taylor Slough, blocking private docks on Bethel Island. —Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024