berth in the dock
1The Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness — Artist s impression of apartments by the marina …
2Dock (maritime) — For other uses, see Dock. Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia. A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore. However, the exact meaning varies… …
3berth — /bɜθ / (say berth) noun 1. a shelf like space, bunk, or whole room allotted to a traveller on a vessel or a train as a sleeping space. 2. Nautical a. room for a vessel to moor at a dock or ride at anchor. b. a space allowed for safety or… …
4berth — 1. noun 1) a four berth cabin Syn: bunk, bed, cot, couch, hammock 2) the vessel left its berth Syn: mooring, dock, slip, anchorage; wharf, pier, jetty …
5dock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an artificially enclosed body of water for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. 2 (in pl.) a range of docks with wharves and offices; a dockyard. 3 US a ship s berth, a wharf. 4 = dry dock. 5 Theatr. = scene dock. v. 1 tr …
6berth — 1. noun 1) a 4 berth cabin Syn: bunk, bed, cot, couch, hammock 2) the vessel left its berth Syn: mooring, dock, pier, jetty, quay 2. verb …
7dock — I 1. noun his boat was moored at the dock Syn: harbor, marina, port, anchorage; wharf, quay, pier, jetty, landing stage 2. verb the ship docked Syn: moor, berth, put in, tie up, anchor …
8dock — I 1. noun his boat was moored at the dock Syn: harbour, marina, port, wharf, quay, pier, jetty, landing stage 2. verb the ship docked Syn: moor, berth, put in, tie up, anchor …
9dock — [n] waterfront berth, embarkment, harbor, jetty, landing, landing pier, levee, lock, marina, pier, quay, slip, wharf; concept 439 dock [v] land on the waterfront anchor, berth, drop anchor, hook up, join, link up, moor, put in, rendezvous, tie up …
10dock — in BrE is an artificially enclosed body of water for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships; in the plural it means ‘a dockyard’. In AmE, however, a dock is a ship s berth or wharf …
