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DOCKING FACILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
Example:
the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late
Synonyms:
dock; dockage; docking facility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("docking facility" is a kind of...):
landing; landing place (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "docking facility"):
dry dock; drydock; graving dock (a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline)
marina (a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers)
Holonyms ("docking facility" is a part of...):
harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
