dock work
1dock|work|er — «DOK WUR kuhr», noun. a longshoreman; docker …
2Dock Work Convention, 1973 — ILO Convention C137 Dock Work Convention, 1973 Date of adoption June 25, 1973 Date in force July 24, 1975 Classification Dockworkers Subject Dockworkers Previous Next …
3dock·work·er — /ˈdɑːkˌwɚkɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] US : a person who loads and unloads ships at a port : ↑longshoreman …
4Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 — ILO Convention C152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 Date of adoption June 25, 1979 Date in force December 5, 1981 Classification Dock Work Subject Dockworkers Previous Next …
5dock — n [Dutch dialect docke dok pen, cage]: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial compare bar, bench, jury box, sidebar …
6dock|er — dock|er1 «DOK uhr», noun. 1. a person who works on a dock; dockworker; longshoreman: »11,000 dockers were able to work on vessels completing loading and unloading (London Times). 2. a person who lives near docks. ╂[< dock1 + er2] do …
7dock|wal|lop|ing — «DOK WOL uh pihng», noun. U.S. Slang. the work of a dockwalloper …
8dock — ▪ 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 …
9work — /wɜk / (say werk) noun 1. exertion directed to produce or accomplish something; labour; toil. 2. that on which exertion or labour is expended; something to be made or done; a task or undertaking. 3. productive or operative activity. 4. manner or… …
10dock — To curtail or diminish, as to dock a person s wages for, e.g. lateness or poor work n. The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial …
