noun
Meaning 1
Docks collectively; dock space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wharfage
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dockage
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒkɪdʒ/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈdɒkɪdʒ]
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General-American: /ˈdɑkɪdʒ/
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General-American: [ˈdɑkɪdʒ]
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rhymes with -ɒkɪdʒ
noun
Meaning 2
A charge levied for docking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wharfage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: docking, moorage, tying up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrival
noun
Meaning 4
landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dock, docking facility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: landing, landing place
Narrower terms: dry dock, drydock, graving dock, marina
noun
Meaning 5
a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: docking fee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fee
History
Etymology
From dock + -age.