dock
Plural
docks
1
a structure built out into the water so that people can get on and off boats or ships
- The ferry pulled into the dock to unload passengers and cargo.
- The fishing boats were moored at the dock after a successful day at sea.
- The workers repaired the dock damaged by the storm.
- Tourists gathered on the dock to board the sightseeing boat.
- The port authority expanded the dock to accommodate larger ships.
2
an enclosed area in a courtroom where the defendant sits during trial
- The accused waited nervously in the dock.
- The judge called the defendant to the dock.
- Witnesses testified while the defendant remained in the dock.
- Security officers monitored the dock during the trial.
- The lawyer approached the dock to speak with the client.
3
the solid bony part of an animal's tail, distinct from the fur or hair
- The veterinarian examined the dog's dock for injury.
- Hunters often check the dock when assessing a hound.
- The dock was clipped in accordance with breed standards.
- The horse's dock was clean and well-groomed.
- Injuries to the dock can affect an animal's balance.
5
a platform for loading or unloading trucks, trains, or other cargo
- Goods were moved from the truck to the dock.
- The warehouse dock was busy with deliveries.
- Workers loaded pallets onto the dock for shipment.
- The freight train backed into the dock for unloading.
- Forklifts operate efficiently at a well-designed dock.
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a coarse, weedy plant with a long taproot, sometimes eaten as greens or used in traditional medicine
- The leaves of the dock were used in a herbal remedy.
- Farmers pulled dock plants from the field to prevent weeds.
- Children learned to identify dock among other weeds.
- The plant known as dock grows in disturbed soils.
- Dock roots were boiled for medicinal purposes.
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