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The word dock (from Dutch dok) in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English , the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay.
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
The word stevedore (/ ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr /) originated in Portugal or Spain, and entered the English language through its use by sailors. [3] It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador or estibador (), meaning a man who loads ships and stows cargo, which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin ...
Traffic sign: Quayside or river bank ahead. Unprotected quayside or riverbank. A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings.Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or ...
Artificial harbors are frequently built for use as ports. The oldest artificial harbor known is the Ancient Egyptian site at Wadi al-Jarf, on the Red Sea coast, which is at least 4500 years old (ca. 2600–2550 BCE, reign of King Khufu).
Dry dock, a construction and repair facility for ships; Floating dock (disambiguation), several different types of structures; Loading dock, an area for trucks to deliver or receive cargo; Pier, a type of maritime structure; Space dock, a structure used for the docking and berthing of spacecraft
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The act of securing a ship or boat to a dock; Docking (surname) Docking, Norfolk, a village; Docking (animal), the practice of cutting off or trimming the tail of an animal Docking (dog), the above practice as specifically applies to dogs; Docking, the similar mutilation of humans, e.g. as corporal punishment