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  • 31dock — ▪ I. dock dock 1 [dɒk ǁ dɑːk] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded: • Oil can go by pipeline to a nearby dock where tankers can load it. 2. docks [plural] a port area …

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  • 32dock — dock1 /dok/, n. 1. a landing pier. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. See dry dock. 5. a… …

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  • 33dock — dock1 [dɔk US da:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: docke] 1.) a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired →↑dry dock ▪ A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. in dock ▪ The ship is in dock for repairs. 2.) …

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  • 34dock — [[t]dɒ̱k[/t]] docks, docking, docked 1) N COUNT: also in/into N A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. ...the loading dock... She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in …

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  • 35dock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place for loading/unloading ships ADJECTIVE ▪ commercial ▪ coal, fish, etc. ▪ boat, ferry, shipping (all esp. AmE) …

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  • 36dock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dockage, mooring; berth, wharf, pier, slip, quay; anchorage, marina, boat or ship s basin; dry dock, jetty; harbor, haven, prisoner s dock, witness stand. See abode. v. cut, trim, curtail, reduce,… …

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  • 37DOCK — The program UCSF DOCK was created in the 1980s by Irwin Tack Kuntz s Group, and was the first docking program.[1] DOCK uses geometric algorithms to predict the binding modes of small molecules.[2][3][4] Brian K. Shoichet, David A. Case, and… …

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  • 38dock — I n. basin for ships 1) to go into dock 2) a dry, floating dock 3) at, in, on a dock (there was labor trouble down on the docks) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to dock at (the ship docked at Portsmouth) 2) (D; intr.) to dock with (the spaceship docked with… …

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  • 39dock — I. /dɒk / (say dok) noun 1. a wharf. 2. the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. 3. such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. 4. → dry dock. 5. a semi… …

  • 40Dock — Werft; Schiffsausbesserungswerk; Schiffswerft; Reparaturwerft * * * Dock [dɔk], das; s, s: Anlage zum Ausbessern von Schiffen: das Schiff liegt im Dock. * * * Dọck 〈n.15 od. 11〉 1. Anlage zum Trockensetzen von Schiffen zu Reparatur u.… …

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