DOCKING FACILITY Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the phrase docking facility. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DOCKING FACILITY
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| harbor | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo • a place of refuge and comfort and security verb • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) • keep in one's possession; of animals • hold back a thought or feeling about | ||||||
| jetty | nounn | |||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||
| marina | nounn | |||||
noun • a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | ||||||
| pier | nounn | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) • a support for two adjacent bridge spans | ||||||
| port | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country • sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal • an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through • the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose • (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) adjective satellite • located on the left side of a ship or aircraft verb • put or turn on the left side, of a ship • bring to port • land at or reach a port • turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship • carry, bear, convey, or bring • carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons • drink port • modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform | ||||||
| quay | nounn | |||||
noun • wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | ||||||
| terminal | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route • relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time • being or situated at an end noun • station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • either extremity of something that has length • electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display adjective satellite • occurring at or forming an end or termination • causing or ending in or approaching death | ||||||
| wharf | nounn | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats verb • provide with a wharf • store on a wharf • discharge at a wharf • come into or dock at a wharf • moor at a wharf | ||||||
| dock | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • 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 • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||
| dockage | nounn | |||||
noun • a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock • 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 • the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes | ||||||
