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

Example Sentences

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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

On a curvy dockside stretch in Key West, Fla., called Lazy Way Lane is a worn out white bunker building with no windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The men will also have access to the dockside, within a fenced off area, and they will be provided with 24-hour security and healthcare provision.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

Since that first trip to Mount Rainier, Windward has hosted dockside dinners, paella on a tugboat and farm and vineyard feasts.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Ernest disembarked in New York seeming more hale than he had in years, delighting Alfred and Manette Loomis, who greeted the voyagers at dockside.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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