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• dock — n [Dutch dialect docke dok pen, cage]: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial compare bar, bench, jury box, sidebar …   Law dictionary

• dock — Ⅰ. dock [1] ► NOUN 1) an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. 2) (also loading dock) a platform for loading trucks or goods trains. ► VERB 1) (with reference to a ship) come or bring into a dock. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• dock — in BrE is an artificially enclosed body of water for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships; in the plural it means ‘a dockyard’. In AmE, however, a dock is a ship s berth or wharf …   Modern English usage

• Dock (maritime) — For other uses, see Dock. Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia. A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore. However, the exact meaning varies… …   Wikipedia

• dock — dock1 /dok/, n. 1. a landing pier. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. See dry dock. 5. a… …   Universalium

• dock — I. /dɒk / (say dok) noun 1. a wharf. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. → dry dock. 5. a semi… …  

• dock — [[t]dɒ̱k[/t]] docks, docking, docked 1) N COUNT: also in/into N A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. ...the loading dock... She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in …   English dictionary

• dock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an artificially enclosed body of water for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. 2 (in pl.) a range of docks with wharves and offices; a dockyard. 3 US a ship s berth, a wharf. 4 = dry dock. 5 Theatr. = scene dock. v. 1 tr …   Useful english dictionary

• dock — I [[t]dɒk[/t]] n. 1) navig. a landing pier 2) navig. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port 3) navig. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc 4) navig …   From formal English to slang

• dock — I UK [dɒk] / US [dɑk] noun Word forms dock : singular dock plural docks ** 1) a) [countable] an enclosed area of water in a port, where ships stay while goods are taken on or off, passengers get on or off, or repairs are done b) docks [plural]… …   English dictionary

• dock — dock1 [ dak ] noun ** 1. ) count an enclosed area of water in a port, where ships stay while goods are taken on or off, passengers get on or off, or repairs are done: WHARF a ) docks plural the area in a port where the docks are: These men had… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English