noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Docks collectively; dock space. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes wordnet
3. 3
   A charge levied for docking. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   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 wordnet
5. 5
   a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dockwharfageadmissionadmission feeanchorageanchorage ground

Etymology

From dock + -age.

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