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- pronunciation:
- dak
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a wharf or pier, the water bounded by two piers, or such water area together with the piers around it.
- synonyms:
- jetty, pier, quay, wharf
- similar words:
- anchorage, dockage, embarcadero, landing, mole, mooring, waterfront
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) a general landing area for ships, equipped with waterways and landing facilities.
- synonyms:
- dockage, embarcadero, wharfage
- similar words:
- mooring, platform, slip
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| definition 3: |
a raised platform at which land vehicles, such as trucks or trains, can be loaded and unloaded.
- synonyms:
- landing, platform
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| related words: |
port |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
docks, docking, docked |
| definition 1: |
to bring (a ship or aircraft) to a pier or designated berth in a landing area.
- synonyms:
- berth, wharf
- similar words:
- anchor, land
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| definition 2: |
to put (a ship) into dry dock.
- synonyms:
- dry-dock
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| definition 3: |
to couple in space, as spacecraft.
- synonyms:
- connect, couple, join, link
- similar words:
- hook up, rendezvous
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| related words: |
moor |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to come into dock.
The ship docked at dawn.- synonyms:
- berth, land
- similar words:
- anchor, moor
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| definition 2: |
to couple with another spacecraft.
- synonyms:
- couple, link
- similar words:
- connect, rendezvous
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