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Dock

Meaning

dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

Concepts

embarkation point

landing place

Synonyms

Reparaturwerft

Schiffswerft

Schiffsausbesserungswerk

Binnenhafen

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɔk/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“I lead”).

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