- in dock Brit.
- in dock Brit.informalout of action; indisposed.→ dock
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dock — 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 … Useful english dictionary
dock — dock1 noun 1》 an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships. ↘N. Amer. a jetty or pier where a ship may moor. 2》 (also loading dock) a platform for loading trucks or goods trains. verb 1》 (with reference… … English new terms dictionary
dock·er — /ˈdɑːkɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] Brit : ↑dockworker … Useful english dictionary
dock·land — /ˈdɑkˌlænd/ noun, pl lands Brit : the part of a port where there are docks [noncount] an area of dockland [count] an old dockland called also docklands … Useful english dictionary
loading dock — noun a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • Syn: ↑dock • Hypernyms: ↑platform * * * noun, pl ⋯ docks [count] chiefly US : an area at the side of a building where goods are loaded onto and unloaded from vehicles called also… … Useful english dictionary
docket — dock•et [[t]ˈdɒk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) law a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending 2) law Chiefly Brit. a) an official memorandum of proceedings in a court b) a register of such entries 3) cvb the list of… … From formal English to slang
dockyard — dock•yard [[t]ˈdɒkˌyɑrd[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc 2) brit. mil Brit. navy yard • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
berth — 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,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wet — adj., v., & n. adj. (wetter, wettest) 1 soaked, covered, or dampened with water or other liquid (a wet sponge; a wet surface; got my feet wet). 2 (of the weather etc.) rainy (a wet day). 3 (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dried. 4 used with water… … Useful english dictionary
Index alphabétique maritime — Projet:Maritime/Index Projet maritime Bistro du port Participants Actualités Agenda Outils À faire … Wikipédia en Français
