dockside

dock·side

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dok-sahyd]
- /ˈdɒkˌsaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dok-sahyd]
- /ˈdɒkˌsaɪd/

Definitions of dockside word

noun dockside land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them. 1
adjective dockside pertaining to or located at or near a dockside: dockside warehouses; a dockside fire. 1
noun dockside The area immediately adjacent to a dock. 1
singular noun dockside The dockside is the part of a dock that is next to the water. 0
noun dockside the area beside the dock 0
noun dockside (as modifier) 0

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Origin of dockside

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; dock1 + side1

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Parts of speech for Dockside

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dockside popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dockside

noun dockside

wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
pier — a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
waterfront — land on the edge of a body of water.

All 12 Synonyms of dockside