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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
docking
n 1: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn:
docking, moorage, dockage, tying up]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
[1913 Webster]
His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
docking \docking\ n.
1. (Naut.) a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or
anchors.
Syn: mooring, tying up, dropping anchor.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two
space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by
bringing special connecting devices, the docking ports,
into contact, and fastening the ships together by clamping
devices. The docking ports are often fitted so as to allow
a passage to be opened between the two space vehciles, and
thus to permit transfer of materials or personnel between
them.
[PJC]
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Thesaurus Results for docking:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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