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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"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

The Boathouse also has a sunny dockside bar on a wooden deck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 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

Mr Head's regular dockside run sees him pass the famous Brunel Buttery café, where he is well-known.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

I sat in the far corner of the little dockside inn and sipped a mug of fresh-pressed apple cider.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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