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Antonyms for docking

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dok
Phonetic Transcription : dÉ’k

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for docking

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