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English
Etymology
From dock + -side.
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dockside (plural docksides)
- The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
1959 February, G. Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, page 88:On the other side of the road the double track admits to a complicated rail network totalling some 78 miles of dockside track that carries more express passenger traffic than any other completely unsignalled layout in the country, in addition to a huge tonnage of freight.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 79:Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's main lines, as well as explore some of the furthest extremities that were literally out on a limb.
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