the docks

plural noun

: the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings

We went down to the docks to watch the ships come in.

Examples of the docks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement The arrival time of the German warships has not been announced, but a media advisory indicates that the vessels will reach the docks in the morning. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024 But the docks were overwhelmed by an influx of containers as Americans stuck in quarantine outfitted themselves for the apocalypse, filling their basements with exercise bikes, their bedrooms with office furniture and their kitchens with baking equipment. —

Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 2 June 2024 There are supermarkets, restaurants, retail shops, and fresh seafood arriving at the docks daily. —

Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024 The two-story catamaran leaves from the docks of the Historic Seaport and offers an adventurous day of paddling through a maze of backcountry mangroves to spot wildlife, and then sailing to a stunning sandbar. —

Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for the docks

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