shipside

American  

[ship-sahyd] / ˈʃɪpˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the area alongside a ship, as on a pier.

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Etymology

Origin of shipside

First recorded in 1490–1500; ship ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

First to Naval Station Great Lakes, and then to his shipside assignment on an aircraft carrier.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021

The Navy realized the boats were missing when they failed to appear shipside in the Gulf for refueling on their way to Bahrain, one defense official said.

From US News • Jan. 14, 2016

Nor did his rare talents stop at shipside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wheat poured last week from the spout of a shipside elevator into a 10,000-ton Liberty ship tied up at a Galveston dock.

From Time Magazine Archive

So the skiff didn't leave shipside that day, much to the displeasure of Mr. Land who couldn't complete his provisions.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.