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1Dock landing ship — USS Harpers Ferry, a US Navy Harper s Ferry class dock landing ship. A Dock landing ship or Landing ship (Dock) (hull classification LSD) is a form of amphibious warship designed to support amphibious operations. These amphibious assault ships… …
2dock — [[t]dɒ̱k[/t]] docks, docking, docked 1) N COUNT: also in/into N A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. ...the loading dock... She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in …
3Dock — Dock, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, used for the reception of… …
4dock — dock1 [däk] n. [orig., mud channel made by a vessel s bottom at low tide: hence, dock < MDu docke, channel < It doccia, conduit, canal: see DOUCHE] 1. a large structure or excavated basin for receiving ships, equipped with gates to keep… …
5Dock Museum — Coordinates: 54°06′44″N 3°14′24″W / 54.1121°N 3.2400°W / 54.1121; 3.2400 …
6vessel — A ship, brig, sloop, or other craft used, or capable of being used, in navigation on water. In order to be a vessel, for purposes of an action under Jones Act, the structure s purpose must to some reasonable degree be the transportation of… …
7dock — ▪ I. dock dock 1 [dɒk ǁ dɑːk] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded: • Oil can go by pipeline to a nearby dock where tankers can load it. 2. docks [plural] a port area …
8dock — {{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,… …
9dock — Noun: In common parlance, a wharf or pier. Technically, the space between wharves; a slip. Boston v Lecraw (US) 17 How 426, 15 L Ed 118. An artificial basin in connection with a harbor, used for the reception of vessels in the taking on or… …
10dock — v. a. 1. Curtail, clip, cut short. 2. Shorten, lessen, deduct from. 3. Put into a dock (as a vessel) …
