dockside
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dockside
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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
"Ingy and I were sitting by the window in the coffee shop, and the first thing we saw were the blue dockside reception marquee tents blowing through the air," Mr McCoy added.
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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