dockside

American

[dok-sahyd] / ˈdɒkˌsaɪd /

noun

land or area adjoining a dock.

We were at the dockside to greet them.

adjective

pertaining to or located at or near a dockside.

dockside warehouses; a dockside fire.

Etymology

Origin of dockside

First recorded in 1885–90; dock ¹ + side ¹

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At lunch dockside in Boynton Beach, I see the flop of a manatee’s huge tail as it disappears below the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

"Human dignity has no passport," he said on the dockside before blessing a faded blue cross made of wood from a boat that migrants arrived on.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

He said that at about 11:00 BST "a sudden rain and wind storm ripped us away from our dockside moorings, breaking tethering lines, water hoses, and causing the walkway to fall into the sea".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023

A sheen of oil lay on the water just below where scraps of rug had been nailed down to act as dockside bumpers.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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