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berth |
a shelf or bunk for sleeping on a ship or train. [2 definitions] |
bitt |
a similar low post on a wharf or dock; bollard. [1/3 definitions] |
bobtail |
to shorten or cut the tail of; dock. [1/4 definitions] |
crib |
a heavy underwater framework for supporting a structure such as a pier, dock, boathouse, or the like. [1/12 definitions] |
dock1 |
a raised platform that is built out into the water, or the water between two such platforms. [2/5 definitions] |
dockage1 |
a charge for using dock facilities. [1/3 definitions] |
dockside |
the area beside a dock. |
dry dock |
a basin-shaped dock that holds a ship and that can be drained or lifted to expose the ship's hull for cleaning or repairs. |
dry-dock |
to put or go into dry dock, as a ship. |
fisher spider |
any of a family of nursery-web spiders that have the ability to skate across and dive beneath the surface of water, also called a dock spider. |
float |
a raft or section of dock that floats and is used in boarding or debarking from boats or planes. [1/14 definitions] |
hawser |
a thick rope or cable used for towing or mooring a ship. |
jetty1 |
a platform built where ships can dock; wharf. [1/2 definitions] |
longshoreman |
a man whose job is to load and unload ships; dock worker. |
pier |
a long, flat structure built out from land over water that is used for landing boats; dock. [1/2 definitions] |
seaport |
a city, town, or harbor where ships that travel on the sea can dock, load, and unload. |
shipside |
the portion of a dock alongside a ship. |
wharf |
a structure built along a shore, and often into the water, where boats and ships dock; pier. |
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