Back مرسى Arabic Корабен док Bulgarian Док BXR Dàrsena Catalan Dok Czech Dok Danish Dock (Schifffahrt) German Νεωδόχος Greek Doko Esperanto Pantalán Spanish

Dock

This article is about the infrastructure used for berthing watercraft. For other uses, see Dock (disambiguation).
Dock for cruise ships in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean
Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia
Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland

The word dock (from Dutch dok) in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American English, it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay. The exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language.

"Dock" may also refer to a dockyard (also known as a shipyard) where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs.

Developed by StudentB