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noun / verb

dock

DAHK/dɑːk/

A fixed station for securing and connecting a vehicle or device.

A small boat rests beside the wooden dock, secured with ropes.

A sturdy wooden dock extends from the shore into water, with a small boat visibly secured alongside by ropes tied to dock cleats.
Etymology
dockMiddle Dutch or Middle Low Germanship's berth

Docke denotes a ship's berth, but its deeper origin is uncertain. It may originally have referred to the furrow a grounded vessel makes in a mud bank.

In context

The Real Estate Lawyer0:27
a pier that leads to a dock. So, the pier is the thing that gets you from the land to the water. And the dock is where you park your watercraft.
A Guide to Boat Piers, Boat Slips, and Dock

More examples

  • This dock connects my laptop to a monitor and keyboard.
  • We dock the boat before unloading our bags.
  • The spacecraft docks with the station after a careful approach.

Forms

dock · docks · docked · docking

dockside noun — The area immediately beside a dock.

Similar words

berth
A designated mooring place, not necessarily a connecting structure.
pier
A structure extending over water, not an electronic connector.
cradle
A fitted holder for a device, sometimes providing connections.