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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA" title="Корабен док – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Корабен док" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BA" title="Док – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Док" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A0rsena" title="Dàrsena – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dàrsena" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dok" title="Dok – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dok" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dok" title="Dok – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dok" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_(Schifffahrt)" title="Dock (Schifffahrt) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dock (Schifffahrt)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokk" title="Dokk – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Dokk" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%B5%CF%89%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Νεωδόχος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νεωδόχος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantal%C3%A1n" title="Pantalán – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pantalán" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doko" title="Doko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Doko" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1rsena" title="Dársena – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Dársena" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0_(%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0)" title="선거 (조선) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="선거 (조선)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="गोदी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गोदी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doko" title="Doko – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Doko" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbungan" title="Limbungan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Limbungan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipakv%C3%AD" title="Skipakví – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Skipakví" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darsena" title="Darsena – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Darsena" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%91%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A7_(%D7%99%D7%9D)" title="מבדוק (ים) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מבדוק (ים)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BA" title="Док – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Док" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafebaseng" title="Hafebaseng – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Hafebaseng" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokas" title="Dokas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dokas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dok" title="Dok – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dok" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Dock_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Dock (disambiguation)">Dock (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG/220px-Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG/330px-Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG/440px-Cruise_ship_dock_in_St_Maarten.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Dock for cruise ships in <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StPetersburgDocks.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/StPetersburgDocks.JPG/250px-StPetersburgDocks.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/StPetersburgDocks.JPG/330px-StPetersburgDocks.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/StPetersburgDocks.JPG/500px-StPetersburgDocks.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1097" data-file-height="1594" /></a><figcaption>Docks in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">St. Petersburg, Russia</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg/220px-Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg/330px-Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg/440px-Vuosaari_shipyard_20160316.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in <a href="/wiki/Vuosaari" title="Vuosaari">Vuosaari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, Finland</figcaption></figure> <p>The word <b>dock</b> (from <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> <i> <i lang="nl"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dok#Dutch" class="extiw" title="wikt:dok">dok</a></i></i>) in <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a> refers to one or a group of human-made <a href="/wiki/Structures" class="mw-redirect" title="Structures">structures</a> that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a <a href="/wiki/Shore" class="mw-redirect" title="Shore">shore</a>). In <a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">British English</a>, the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a <a href="/wiki/Wharf" title="Wharf">wharf</a> or quay. The exact meaning varies among different <a href="/wiki/Variants_of_the_English_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Variants of the English language">variants of the English language</a>. </p><p>"Dock" may also refer to a dockyard (also known as a <a href="/wiki/Shipyard" title="Shipyard">shipyard</a>) where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest known docks were those discovered in <a href="/wiki/Wadi_al-Jarf" title="Wadi al-Jarf">Wadi al-Jarf</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/Harbor" title="Harbor">harbor</a>, of Pharaoh <a href="/wiki/Khufu#Wadi_al-Jarf" title="Khufu">Khufu</a>, dating from c.2500 BC located on the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a> coast.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Marouard_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marouard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archaeologists also discovered anchors and storage jars near the site.<sup id="cite_ref-BritishMuseum_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BritishMuseum-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A dock from <a href="/wiki/Lothal" title="Lothal">Lothal</a> in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> dates from 2400 BC<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was located away from the main <a href="/wiki/Current_(water)" class="mw-redirect" title="Current (water)">current</a> to avoid deposition of <a href="/wiki/Silt" title="Silt">silt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RaoQ_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RaoQ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Modern <a href="/wiki/Oceanographers" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanographers">oceanographers</a> have observed that the ancient <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_civilisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indus Valley civilisation">Harappans</a> must have possessed great knowledge relating to <a href="/wiki/Tides" class="mw-redirect" title="Tides">tides</a> in order to build such a dock on the ever-shifting course of the <a href="/wiki/Sabarmati" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabarmati">Sabarmati</a>, as well as exemplary <a href="/wiki/Hydrography" title="Hydrography">hydrography</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maritime_engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime engineering">maritime engineering</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RaoQ_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RaoQ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is the earliest known dock found in the world equipped to berth and service ships.<sup id="cite_ref-RaoQ_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RaoQ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is speculated that Lothal engineers studied tidal movements and their effects on brick-built structures, since the walls are of <a href="/wiki/Kiln" title="Kiln">kiln</a>-burnt bricks.<sup id="cite_ref-Rao2819_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rao2819-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This knowledge also enabled them to select Lothal's location in the first place, as the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat" title="Gulf of Khambhat">Gulf of Khambhat</a> has the highest tidal amplitude and ships can be <a href="/wiki/Sluiced" class="mw-redirect" title="Sluiced">sluiced</a> through flow tides in the river <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rao2819_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rao2819-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The engineers built a <a href="/wiki/Trapezoidal" class="mw-redirect" title="Trapezoidal">trapezoidal</a> structure, with north–south arms of average 21.8 metres (71.5 ft), and east–west arms of 37 metres (121 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Rao2819_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rao2819-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_English">British English</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: British English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GlosDryDock2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/GlosDryDock2.JPG/250px-GlosDryDock2.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/GlosDryDock2.JPG/330px-GlosDryDock2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>A small <a href="/wiki/Dry_dock" title="Dry dock">dry dock</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gloucester" title="Gloucester">Gloucester</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">British English</a>, a dock is an enclosed area of water used for loading, unloading, building or repairing <a href="/wiki/Ship" title="Ship">ships</a>. Such a dock may be created by building enclosing harbour walls into an existing natural water space, or by excavation within what would otherwise be dry land. </p><p>There are specific types of dock structures where the water level is controlled: </p> <ul><li><span class="anchor" id="wet_dock"></span> A wet dock or <a href="/wiki/Impounded_dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Impounded dock">impounded dock</a> is a variant in which the water is impounded either by dock gates or by a <a href="/wiki/Canal_lock" class="mw-redirect" title="Canal lock">lock</a>, thus allowing ships to remain afloat at low tide in places with high <a href="/wiki/Tide" title="Tide">tidal ranges</a>. The level of water in the dock is maintained despite the rising and falling of the tide. This makes transfer of cargo easier. It works like a lock which controls the water level and allows passage of ships. The world's first enclosed wet dock with lock gates to maintain a constant water level irrespective of tidal conditions was the <a href="/wiki/Greenland_Dock" title="Greenland Dock">Howland Great Dock</a> on the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a>, built in 1703. The dock was merely a haven surrounded by trees, with no unloading facilities. The world's first commercial enclosed wet dock, with quays and unloading warehouses, was the <a href="/wiki/Old_Dock" title="Old Dock">Old Dock</a> at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, built in 1715 and held up to 100 ships. The dock reduced ship waiting giving quick turnarounds, greatly improving the throughput of cargo.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Drydock" class="mw-redirect" title="Drydock">drydock</a> is another variant, also with dock gates, which can be emptied of water to allow investigation and maintenance of the underwater parts of ships.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Dry_dock#Floating" title="Dry dock">floating dry dock</a> (sometimes just <i>floating dock</i>) is a submersible structure which lifts ships out of the water to allow dry docking where no land-based facilities are available.</li></ul> <p>Where the water level is not controlled <a href="/wiki/Berth_(moorings)" title="Berth (moorings)">berths</a> may be: </p> <ul><li>Floating, where there is always sufficient water to float the ship.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="NAABSA"></span> <b>NAABSA</b> (Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground) where ships settle on the bottom at <a href="/wiki/Low_tide" class="mw-redirect" title="Low tide">low tide</a>. Ships using NAABSA facilities have to be designed for them.<sup id="cite_ref-NYPE_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYPE-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Dockyard" class="mw-redirect" title="Dockyard">dockyard</a> (or shipyard) consists of one or more docks, usually with other structures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="American_English">American English</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: American English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a>, <i>dock</i> is technically synonymous with <i><a href="/wiki/Pier" title="Pier">pier</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Wharf" title="Wharf">wharf</a></i>—any human-made structure in the water intended for people to be on. However, in modern use, <i>pier</i> is generally used to refer to structures originally intended for industrial use, such as <a href="/wiki/Seafood" title="Seafood">seafood</a> processing or <a href="/wiki/Shipping" class="mw-redirect" title="Shipping">shipping</a>, and more recently for <a href="/wiki/Cruise_ship" title="Cruise ship">cruise ships</a>, and <i>dock</i> is used for almost everything else, often with a qualifier, such as <a href="/wiki/Ferry_dock" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferry dock">ferry dock</a>, swimming dock, <a href="/wiki/Ore_dock" title="Ore dock">ore dock</a> and others. However, <i>pier</i> is also commonly used to refer to wooden or metal structures that extend into the ocean from beaches and are used, for the most part, to accommodate fishing in the ocean without using a boat. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a>, the term for the water area between piers is <i><a href="/wiki/Slipway" title="Slipway">slip</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_parts_of_both_the_US_and_Canada">In parts of both the US and Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In parts of both the US and Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Cottage_country" title="Cottage country">cottage country</a> of <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, a dock is a wooden platform built over water, with one end secured to the shore. The platform is used for the boarding and offloading of small boats. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A boat dock on Lake Michigan in Chicago."><img alt="A boat dock on Lake Michigan in Chicago." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg/198px-Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg" decoding="async" width="198" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg/296px-Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg/395px-Zoom_Dock_Chicago.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A boat dock on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Floating dock at Mohonk Mountain House"><img alt="Floating dock at Mohonk Mountain House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg/250px-Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg/330px-Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg/500px-Mohonk_Mountain_House_2011_Boat_Dock_Against_Reflection_of_Cliff_FRD_3029.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3804" data-file-height="2768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Floating_dock_(jetty)" title="Floating dock (jetty)">Floating dock</a> at <a href="/wiki/Mohonk_Mountain_House" title="Mohonk Mountain House">Mohonk Mountain House</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dry_dock" title="Dry dock">Dry dock</a>: a narrow basin that can be flooded and drained to allow a load to come to rest on a dry platform</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferry_slip" title="Ferry slip">Ferry slip</a>: a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floating_dock_(impounded)" title="Floating dock (impounded)">Floating dock (impounded)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floating_dock_(jetty)" title="Floating dock (jetty)">Floating dock (jetty)</a>: a walkway over water, made buoyant with pontoons</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbor" title="Harbor">Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jetty" title="Jetty">Jetty</a>: a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina" title="Marina">Marina</a>: a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mole_(architecture)" title="Mole (architecture)">Mole (architecture)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ore_dock" title="Ore dock">Ore dock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pier" title="Pier">Pier</a>: a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread pilings or pillars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontoon_(boat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontoon (boat)">Pontoon (boat)</a>: a buoyant device, used to support docks or floating bridges</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quay" class="mw-redirect" title="Quay">Quay</a>: a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slipway" title="Slipway">Slipway</a>: a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wharf" title="Wharf">Wharf</a>: a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships are loaded and unloaded</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dock&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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