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
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The ship docks in New York City on May 23rd. —Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 Last year, while docked at a Yemeni port, his vessel came under bombardment. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dock
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Fearing the worst, the non-profit Ocracoke Foundation took out loans to buy the buildings and adjacent docks, then set a goal to have legally-binding historic preservation agreements put in place. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The ship docks in New York City on May 23rd. —Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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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, 19 Apr. 2026 Last year, while docked at a Yemeni port, his vessel came under bombardment. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dock
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Morris felt a sense of belonging in the city that did not belong, and on the wharf that morning laid the foundations of a whole career exploring nostalgia and its yearnings.— Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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For the first time since the pandemic, the wharf recorded one million visitors last month.— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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While passengers through the spring will continue to enjoy the pier access to the island, NCL will have to return to tendering for part of the summer to complete the work.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Other things to do in the area include strolling a historic boardwalk lined with shops and restaurants and making your way out to the pier to snap photos of a scenic lighthouse.— Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.— NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.— Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Dock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dock. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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