Following the docking failure of an unmanned Russian freighter to the International Space Station, its partners are considering a temporary mothballing of the station.
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Docking
Synonyms for "docking" (47 found)
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8 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
3 entries- amarrada noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- amarrament noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- amarrament noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 對接 /对接 noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
Danish
4 entries- dokning noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- kupering noun (process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal)
- sammenkobling noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- studsning noun (process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal)
Dutch
1 entries- docking noun (sex act)
Finnish
4 entries- kiinnittyminen noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- kiinnittäminen noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- telakointi noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- telakointi noun ((molecular biology))
French
3 entries- amarrage noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- amarrage noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- caudectomie noun (process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal)
German
2 entries- Docking noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- Docking noun (sex act)
Italian
4 entries- aggancio noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- aggancio molecolare noun ((molecular biology))
- approdo noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
- attracco noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
Japanese
2 entries- ドッキング noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
- ドッキング noun (sex act)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- dokking noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- dokking noun (securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables)
Polish
1 entries- dokowanie noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
Portuguese
1 entries- acoplamento noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
Russian
1 entries- стыко́вка noun (process of connecting one spacecraft to another)
Ukrainian
1 entries- купірування noun (process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The ship lowered its gangway after docking.
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Neil Armstrong flew aboard Gemini 8. While in orbit, he and fellow astronaut David Scott carried out the first docking in space between two vehicles.
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Astrobee consists of three self-contained, free flying robots and a docking station inside the International Space Station.
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