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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dock |
| Synonyms: | berth, jetty, key, landing, levee, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | dock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waterfront |
| Synonyms: | berth, embarkment, harbor, jetty, landing, landing pier, levee, lock, marina, pier, quay, slip, wharf |
| Notes: | a dock is the water next to a wharf or pier and it is not a solid thing, a wharf is built along and parallel to the shore, while a pier runs out and away from or at a right angle to the shore; dock was first a 'natural hollow or creek where a ship could stay at low water' |
| Main Entry: | jetty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pier |
| Synonyms: | barrier, breakwater, dock, groin, landing, quay, seawall, slip, wharf |
Example Sentences
- There was no sign of rock stars on the quay on this cold evening.
- Another irresistible temptation was a mysterious cafe at the end of the quay.
- We picked up weights and tanks from the hotel dive shop and did a test dive off the quay.
| Main Entry: | landing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harbor |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, berth, dock, jetty, landing place, marina, pier, platform, quay, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | marina |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dock |
| Synonyms: | berth, boat basin, boatyard, harbor, landing, moorings, pier, port, quay, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | pier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; place for boats |
| Synonyms: | berth, buttress, column, dam, dock, jetty, landing, levee, mole, pierage, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, post, promenade, quay, slip, upright, wharf |
| Main Entry: | wharf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boat storage |
| Synonyms: | berth, breakwater, dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay, slip |
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