Dock

Dock may refer to:

In transportation:

Dock (maritime), an area of water for building or repairing or loading and unloading ships or ferries
*Wharf, a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, where ships are loaded and unloaded
*Pier, a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars
*Ferry slip, a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat
*Pontoon, a buoyant device, may be used to support docks or floating bridges
*Dry dock, a narrow basin that can be flooded and drained to allow a load to come to rest on a dry platform
*Jetty
*Stevedore, a worker who loads and unloads ships, also known as a docker or longshoreman
Loading dock, where trucks may be loaded and unloaded
Space rendezvous, if it includes docking

In natural sciences:

Molecular docking, a research technique for predicting whether one molecule will bind to another
Rumex, plants called docks and sorrels
Burdock, a group of biennial thistles

In computing:

Other:

Docking (animals), the removal of part of an animal, often tail or ears
The Docks Waterfront Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Docking (sexual practice), a sexual act performed between two men
The first level of the Heretic video game
The place where the defendant stands in a British courtroom, see Courtroom#Layout of courts in Scotland
Docking, Norfolk is a village in England

See also