dockside
dockside — noun
1. the area of ground that runs along the edge of a dock in a port, where ships are
the area of ground that runs along the edge of a dock in a port, where ships are tied up and goods are moved on or off the vessel
Christopher waited at <hw>dockside</hw> for the cargo ship to arrive from Busan.
preposition at + dockside for location
A small seafood restaurant by the <hw>dockside</hw> served grilled mackerel and oysters.
collocation: by the dockside
Workers stacked wooden crates at <hw>dockside</hw> before the evening ship departed.
Salma walked along the <hw>dockside</hw>, watching fishermen unload their morning catch.
The warehouse at <hw>dockside</hw> stored coffee beans shipped from Colombia and Vietnam.
- quayside
specifically the edge of a quay (a stone platform), more common in British English
- wharfside
the area beside a wharf, less frequent than dockside
- waterfront
a much broader term covering the entire district along a harbour, not just the immediate dock edge
文法句型
at dockside
by the dockside
from dockside
用法筆記
Dockside is an uncountable noun and does not take a or an. It most often appears with the definite article (the dockside) or with a preposition alone (at dockside, from dockside) — the article is optional in many port-industry contexts.