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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He was reported missing after last being seen alive around the docks Saturday night.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Towering roughly 15 stories above the docks, their long arms can reach out almost 70 yards to pluck a shipping container from an oceangoing vessel below and transfer it to land.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Won Jang, 20, was reported missing Sunday afternoon, having been last seen the prior night by the docks of the Connecticut River on the school's New Hampshire campus.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024
With downtown only about a mile from the docks, the city has set its sights on filling the space that lies in between.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Towering roughly 15 stories above the docks, their long arms can reach out almost 70 yards to pluck a shipping container from an oceangoing vessel below and transfer it to land.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Won Jang, 20, was reported missing Sunday afternoon, having been last seen the prior night by the docks of the Connecticut River on the school's New Hampshire campus.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024
With downtown only about a mile from the docks, the city has set its sights on filling the space that lies in between.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
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“The docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20docks. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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