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11The Daily Campus — The (UConn) Daily Campus Type Daily student newspaper Format Broadsheet Founder John H. Evans and John N. Fitts Publisher Willimantic Chronicle (1970s present) Founded 1896 …
12dock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dockage, mooring; berth, wharf, pier, slip, quay; anchorage, marina, boat or ship s basin; dry dock, jetty; harbor, haven, prisoner s dock, witness stand. See abode. v. cut, trim, curtail, reduce,… …
13King George V Dock — The King George V Dock is one of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands.HistoryBegun in 1912 by the Port of London Authority, the King George V was the last of London s upstream enclosed docks to be… …
14berth — /berrth/, n. 1. a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car. 2. Naut. a. the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf. b. the distance maintained between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object. c.… …
15berth — [[t]bɜrθ[/t]] n. 1) a shelflike sleeping space, as on a railroad car 2) naut. navig. a) naut. navig. a space allotted for a ship to dock or lie at anchor b) naut. navig. a safe distance, as between a vessel and the shore 3) a job; place 4) navig …
16dock — {{11}}dock (n.1) ship s berth, late 15c., from M.Du. or M.L.G. docke, perhaps ultimately (via L.L. *ductia aqueduct ) from L. ducere to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)); or possibly from a Scandinavian word for low ground (Cf. Norw. dokk hollow,… …
17berth — n 1. bed, bunk, billet, cot, pallet, Sl. the sack, Sl. the hay, Brit. Sl. kip, Brit. Sl. doss. 2.Nautical. anchorage, moorage, quayage; dock, dry dock, floating dock, graving dock, wharf, pier, landing pier, jetty, mole, quay, Hist. levee,… …
18berth — noun 1》 a fixed bunk on a ship or train. 2》 a ship s allotted place at a wharf or dock. verb 1》 moor or be moored in a berth. 2》 provide a berth for (a passenger). Phrases give someone/thing a wide berth stay well away from someone or something.… …
19dock — Synonyms and related words: L, R, abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, acting area, alight, amputate, anchor, anchorage, anchorage ground, annihilate, apron, apron stage, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, backstage, ban, band shell, bandstand …
20dock — I n 1. pier, quay, wharf, dockage, marina, basin, (in the Far East) bund; jetty, jutty, mole. v 2. bring in, lay up, land, put in, tie up; anchor, moor, berth, cast or lay or drop anchor. II v 1. cut short, cut off the end, shorten; crop, bobtail …
