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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dok |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɒk |
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Définition of docking
Origin :- "ship's berth," late 15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German docke, perhaps ultimately (via Late Latin *ductia "aqueduct") from Latin ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)); or possibly from a Scandinavian word for "low ground" (cf. Norwegian dokk "hollow, low ground"). Original sense perhaps "furrow a grounded vessel makes in a mud bank." As a verb from 1510s. Related: Docked; docking.
- verb land on the waterfront
- It's the most senseless thing in the world, this docking fashion.
- Extract from : « Beautiful Joe » by Marshall Saunders
- One of them was docking us boys of our due allowance of sugar.
- Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- On this day while the tug-boat was docking us there he stood, white with rage.
- Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
- In docking lambs we have had the best success when the sign was at Taurus, Neck.
- Extract from : « Total Per Cent Lambing Rules » by Thomas Boylan
- There is a skill of a very high order in docking an Atlantic liner at Liverpool.
- Extract from : « Yachting Vol. 1 » by Various.
- "I'm not surprised we orbited, instead of docking," Ellen remarked.
- Extract from : « Industrial Revolution » by Poul William Anderson
- He handles all news relating to shipping, clearing and docking of vessels, etc.
- Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
- On the African coast there are docking facilities in Algeria.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 » by Various
- The most usual form of punishment was the docking of a meal.
- Extract from : « The Record of Nicholas Freydon » by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
- They were provided with electric lights, water supply and docking rails, which extended from either end.
- Extract from : « Zeppelin » by Harry Vissering
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