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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The property will consist of 53 potential truck docks and generate approximately 519 daily vehicle trips, said Doug Hammel, deputy director of community development for the village of Glenview.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Adenot called out once the capsule docked to the space station 277 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The sailboat, carrying five girl campers and a 19-year-old female camp counselor, was among the first boats to leave the Miami Yacht Club’s dock near the MacArthur Causeway and head east in Biscayne Bay toward Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach, according to the suit.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The property will consist of 53 potential truck docks and generate approximately 519 daily vehicle trips, said Doug Hammel, deputy director of community development for the village of Glenview.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Adenot called out once the capsule docked to the space station 277 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Sprawling across less than 50 square miles on a peninsula, the city is packed with Victorian homes lining steep streets, buzzing with cable cars that zip between downtown and the wharf.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Amber Savage at the local bagel shop has many fond memories of visiting the pier with her family on warm, summer days.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 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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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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