A structure bordering the water area in which boats lie; See pier and wharf
An area to receive, load and unload shipments.
The warehouse area in each terminal where parcels are loaded and unloaded into and from vehicles.
A protected water area in which vessels may be moored. The act of taking a vessel to a pier to secure it. A wharf or pier.
The area of water between two landing piers. Also used to denote a pier or wharf.
A platform where freight is loaded onto and removed from vehicles or vessels.
Structure to which a ship attaches itself when in port.
Another term for dry dock, a chamber from which the water can be drained to facilitate work on a watercraft's bottom. Often incorrectly used to refer to a moorage, jetty, float or wharf. Cale à Sèche in French.
The slip (water space between two piers) where vessels moor. Often improperly used in reference to a pier or wharf.
An enclosed, or partially enclosed, water-space in which vessels, barges, etc., are loaded and unloaded.
A flat structure built to facilitate loading and unloading of cargo and/or passengers from vessels. In everyday conversation, dock is interchangeable with pier and wharf. Dry Dock.
A structure built along or at an angle from a navigable waterway so that vessels may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
come into dock; "the ship docked"
haul into a dock; "dock the ships"
a pier, wharf, or other landing place where barges or ships can be loaded and unloaded
a place where ships and barges stop to load and unload goods
a platform for loading and unloading material
a slip or waterway that is between two piers or cut into the land for the berthing of boats
A place for mooring a ship, usually between two piers.
An artificial basin or inclosure, in connection with a harbor, for the reception of vessels; the slip or waterway extending between two piers or projecting wharves, or cut into the land for the reception of ships.
An artificial structure in which ships are built or repaired.
a platform, landing area that ships can pull up to to load and unload cargo.
A structure that can be used as a landing or berthing space for a vessel or vessels; generally defined as a wharf or portion of a wharf extending along the shoreline and generally connected to the upland throughout its length. Docks may float upon the water or be fixed structures abutting the shoreline.
the platform where trucks are loaded and unloaded.
a floating or permanent structure used to tie boats to. Docks can be walked on and off and are usually connected to land and located at marinas and boatyards. It can also be used as a verb, when bringing the boat to the dock, you are 'docking the boat'.
Nautical term describing the act of bringing the ship alongside the dock, i.e. quay, berth or pier.
A protected water area in which vessels are moored. The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
A place where freight is loaded onto and taken from vessels or vehicles.
Temporary location in Receiving and Shipping areas where freight (on pallets) is stacked until slotted in the Distribution Centre or loaded on a trailer.
Loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.
Area of water in which a boat rests between two landing piers or wharves.
the area a boat rests in when attached to a pier, also the act of taking the boat to the pier to secure it
Short branch of canal serving a factory/ factories or wharf / wharfs where goods can be transshipped.
a wooden structure built on pilings, such as a boardwalk or a floating platform for mooring a boat
The floor or platform where trucks load and unload.
The basin or water area occupied by a vessel while lying alongside a quay or wharf. A docked vessel is secured to the berth.
The structure such as a pier in which the vessel ties up when in port.
A platform where trucks are loaded and unloaded.
1. Area of water between two piers where a vessel can be secured; 2. To guide a vessel alongside a float or pier in preparation for securing the vessel
1) Any platform where vessels can make fast. The act of securing a boat in such a place. Docks are often subdivided into smaller areas for docking known as slips. 2) The act of entering a dock.
1. Structure built into the water from the land providing a facility for boats to tie up. 2. Loading area for goods at the rear of a commercial building.
A dock (from Dutch 'dok') is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships. However the exact meaning varies between different variants of the English language.