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  2. Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.

  3. Timber pilings - Wikipedia

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    Timber pilings. Timber pilings serve as the foundations of many historic structures such as canneries, wharves, and shore buildings. The old pilings present challenging problems during restoration as they age and are destroyed by organisms and decay. Replacing the foundation entirely is possible but expensive.

  4. Shipworm - Wikipedia

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    The Teredo genus has approximately 20 species that live in wooden materials such as logs, pilings, ship, and practically any other submerged wooden construction from temperate to tropical ocean zones. The species is thought to be native to the Atlantic Ocean and was once known as the Atlantic shipworm, although its exact origin is unknown. [15]

  5. Where did you go, TACOMA? Missing sign reappears in city ...

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    Nearby, much taller pilings mark the remains of a ferry landing. In 1927, a ferry was taking travelers to Wollochet Bay, according to an ad in The News Tribune.

  6. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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    A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables. [1] Frequently used in marinas, this type of pier maintains a fixed ...

  7. Mooring - Wikipedia

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    An anchor mooring fixes a vessel's position relative to a point on the bottom of a waterway without connecting the vessel to shore. As a verb, mooring refers to the act of attaching a vessel to a mooring. [ 1] The term likely stems from the Dutch verb meren (to moor ), used in English since the end of the 15th century.

  8. Dock - Wikipedia

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    Jetty: a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored. Marina: a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft; Mole (architecture) Ore dock; Pier: a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread pilings or pillars; Pontoon (boat): a buoyant device, used to support docks or floating bridges

  9. Berth (moorings) - Wikipedia

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    Most berths are alongside a quay or a jetty (large ports) or a floating dock (small harbors and marinas). Berths are either general or specific to the types of vessel that use them. The size of the berths varies from 5–10 m (16–33 ft) for a small boat in a marina to over 400 m (1,300 ft) for the largest tankers.

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