A dock is an area of water between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing one ship. A dockyard consists of one or more docks, usually with other structures. Dry docks can be emptied of water, so all parts of the ship can be investigated, cleaned, maintained and repaired.
In American English dock is technically synonymous with pier or wharf--any human-made structure in the water intended for people to be on. However, in modern use, pier is generally used to refer to structures originally intended for industrial use, such as seafood processing or shipping, and more recently for cruise ships, and dock is used for most everything else, often with a qualifier, such as ferry dock, swimming dock, etc. In AE, the term for the water area between piers is slip.
May 12, 2004: Ten days before the official dock opening, the barge and support boat are still on site, but the shape and character of the new dock are clear.
April 30, 2004: The floating docks arrived via barge this week and are being fastened to the tall steel pilings at left.
By now, the footprint of the 290-foot-long dock is largely set by the pattern of the piles.
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Dock may refer to: In transportation: *Dock (maritime), an area of water for building or repairing or loading and unloading ships or ferries **Wharf, a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships...
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