Dock

Meaning

dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

Concepts

dock

docks

embarkation point

warehouse

landing place

Synonyms

Reparaturwerft

Schiffswerft

Werft

Schiffsausbesserungswerk

Binnenhafen

Landeplatz

Podest

Trockendock

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɔk/

Etymology

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”).