Dock
Encyclopedia
In transportation
- Dock (maritime)Dock (maritime)A dock is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore.However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language...
, a structure for handling ships- Drydock, a basin that can be flooded and drained to allow a load to come to rest on a dry platform
- Ferry slipFerry slipA ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water....
, a docking facility that receives a ferryboat - Floating dockFloating dockA floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock...
, a dock resting on pontoons - HarborHarborA harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...
- JettyJettyA jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...
- MarinaMarinaA marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
- PierPierA pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...
, a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars - Pontoon (boat)Pontoon (boat)A pontoon is a flotation device with buoyancy sufficient to float itself as well as a heavy load. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on pontoons to float. Pontoons may be used on boats, rafts, barges, docks, floatplanes or seaplanes. Pontoons may support a platform, creating a raft. A...
, a buoyant device, used to support docks or floating bridges - WharfWharfA wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
, a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships are loaded and unloaded
- Loading dockLoading dockA loading dock is a recessed bay in a building or facility where trucks are loaded and unloaded. They are commonly found on commercial and industrial buildings, and warehouses in particular....
or cargo bay, an unloading area for trucks to deliver cargo - Space rendezvousSpace rendezvousA space rendezvous is an orbital maneuver during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance . Rendezvous requires a precise match of the orbital velocities of the two spacecraft, allowing them to remain at a constant...
, if it includes docking - StevedoreStevedoreStevedore, dockworker, docker, dock labourer, wharfie and longshoreman can have various waterfront-related meanings concerning loading and unloading ships, according to place and country....
, a worker who loads and unloads ships, also known as a docker or longshoreman
In natural sciences
- Dock or tailhead, where the tail joins the rump (animal)Rump (animal)The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum that is posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail. Anatomically, the rump corresponds to the sacrum....
- Docking (animal)Docking (animal)Docking is a term for the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or ears. The term cropping is also used, though more commonly in reference to the cropping of ears, while docking more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail. The term tailing is also commonly used...
, the removal of part of an animal, often tail or ears - Docking (dog)
- Docking as human corporal punishment
- Dock, the plant genus RumexRumexThe docks and sorrels, genus Rumex L., are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae....
- SorrelSorrelCommon sorrel or garden sorrel , often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable...
(Rumex acetosa), narrow-leaved dock - Rumex crispus, curly dock or curled dock
- Rumex obtusifoliusRumex obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius, commonly known as Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf or Butter Dock, is a perennial weed, native to Europe but can now be found in the United States and many other countries around the world....
, broadleaf dock or butter dock
In molecular biology
- DOCK (protein)DOCK (protein)DOCK is a family of related proteins involved in intracellular signalling networks. Studies to date suggest that this family act as guanine nucleotide exchange factors for small G proteins of the Rho family, such as Rac and Cdc42...
(dedicator of cytokinesis), a family of proteins involved in cell signalling - Docking (molecular), a research technique for predicting the relative orientation of two molecules to each other in a bimolecular complex
- DOCKDOCKThe program UCSF DOCK was created in the 1980s by Irwin "Tack" Kuntz's Group, and was the first docking program. DOCK uses geometric algorithms to predict the binding modes of small molecules. Brian K. Shoichet, David A...
(UCSF), the docking program
In computing
- Dock (computing)Dock (computing)The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of the Mac OS X operating system. It is used to launch applications and switch between running applications...
, a graphical user interface feature - Docking stationDocking stationA Docking station or port replicator or dock provides a simplified way of “plugging-in” an electronic device such as a laptop computer to common peripherals...
, for a portable computer
Places
- Docking, NorfolkDocking, NorfolkDocking is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and contains the highest point in North West Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 1,150 in 469 households as of the 2001 census....
, a village in East Anglia, England - The Dock, Newfoundland and LabradorThe Dock, Newfoundland and LabradorThe Dock is a settlement located southeast of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador.-See also:*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Canada - The Dock, Washington, D.C.The Dock, Washington, D.C.The Dock is a pier that spreads across Kingman Lake in Washington, DC. In the middle of what would be a bridge it opens up into an area about 40 ft by 30 ft....
, United States - The Docks Waterfront Entertainment ComplexThe Docks Waterfront Entertainment ComplexPolson Pier, previously known as The Docks Waterfront Entertainment Complex or The Docks, is a multi-purpose entertainment venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The former name of Devonport, DevonDevonport, DevonDevonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. It became a county borough in 1889...
, now a part of the city of Plymouth
Other
- Dock (Hayden Scott-Barren), a UK manga illustrator
- Docking (sexual practice)
- The place where the defendant stands in a British courtroom (see the layout of courts in Scotland) hence the expression "in the dock"
- To pierce dough during its handling to prevent the formation of large air pockets, such as with a roller dockerRoller dockerA roller docker, rolling docker, dough docker or simply docker is a food preparation utensil that looks like a small rolling pin with spikes, or like a small rotary tiller. It is used to pierce bread dough, cracker dough, pizza dough or pastry dough to prevent over rising or blistering...
See also
- DoxDoxDox may refer to:* dox, an ISO/FDIS 639-3 code for Bussa language* Dox, a type of Warez* Dornier Do X, the German aircraft* Direct oximetry* Dog-fox hybrid, a supposed hybrid between a fox and a dog...
: various meanings including a supposed hybrid between a dog and a fox - DOC (disambiguation)
- Docklands (disambiguation)
- Docs (disambiguation)
- Hohe DockHohe DockThe Hohe Dock lies in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group. The mountain, with its striking trapezoidal shape, dominates the orographically left-hand side of the valley of the Fuscher Ache and the panorama above the northern...
, one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group of the Austrian Alps