as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear
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as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in to land
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of dock
Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The nearly 30,000-square-foot warehouse features six loading docks, large storage areas throughout the facility and twice the amount of cooler space than previously available for refrigerated products.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One side of the hotel is flanked by the new D Marin Marsa Al Arab Marina, a pedestrian strip of homegrown restaurants and cafes that look out over the super yachts docked at Marsa’s marina.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Retailers and manufacturers can have narrow pickup and delivery windows, as well as rules about where drivers are expected to wait while a dock opens up.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The nearly 30,000-square-foot warehouse features six loading docks, large storage areas throughout the facility and twice the amount of cooler space than previously available for refrigerated products.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
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The Delta King, now a hotel and restaurant docked in Old Sacramento, later traveled between the two cities from 1927 to 1940.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One side of the hotel is flanked by the new D Marin Marsa Al Arab Marina, a pedestrian strip of homegrown restaurants and cafes that look out over the super yachts docked at Marsa’s marina.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
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He was given first aid by Water Police officers before being transported to Rose Bay wharf, where NSW Ambulance paramedics continued first aid on the victim, the NSW Police said.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Infrastructure upgrades, including new electrical systems and wharf improvements, are already underway to accommodate the advanced platforms.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts from nearly a century ago show a city meeting where concerns were voiced about sharp pieces of wood on the south ramp of the pier causing injury to beachgoers who were seeking first aid, sweeping currents pushing people into the pier and trash left behind by the influx of visitors.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Grab tacos from the poolside food truck, or cast a line off the Bayview fishing pier.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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Blast damage in the lower left section of a quay in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.—
Colin Sheeley,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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Hotel Danieli, a few hundred yards down the quay, which is also where Miss Evans stays in Travelling Companions.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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