Dock
Dock may refer to:
In
transportation:
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Dock (maritime), an area of water for building or repairing or loading and unloading ships or ferries
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Wharf, a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships are loaded and unloaded
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Pier, a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars
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Ferry slip, a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat
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Pontoon, a buoyant device, may be used to support docks or floating bridges
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Dry dock, a narrow basin that can be flooded and drained to allow a load to come to rest on a dry platform
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Jetty**
Stevedore, a worker who loads and unloads ships, also known as a
docker or
longshoreman*
Loading dock, where trucks may be loaded and unloaded
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Space rendezvous, if it includes docking
In
natural sciences:
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Molecular docking, a research technique for predicting whether one molecule will bind to another
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Rumex, plants called docks and sorrels
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Burdock, a group of biennial thistles
In
computing:
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Docking station, for a portable computer
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Dock (computing), a graphical user interface feature
Other:
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Docking (animals), the removal of part of an animal, often tail or ears
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The Docks Waterfront Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Docking (sexual practice), a sexual act performed between two men
*The first level of the
Heretic video game
*The place where the defendant stands in a British courtroom, see
Courtroom#Layout of courts in Scotland*
Docking, Norfolk is a village in England
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Dox, a supposed hybrid between a dog and a fox
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DOC (disambiguation)
