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.
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Bill Andrews Orlando Tariffs cripple small businesses Somewhere out there is a small business with $100,000 of goods just arrived in the docks, having to find $145,000 to pay the tariff bill.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Seventy-five per cent of young men who volunteered for military service were turned away for being unfit and many headed for the docks, where the work was casual.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The city’s harbor boasted deep channels that could accommodate bigger ships, as well as acres of vacant land near the docks where containers could be offloaded.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
After the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, losses rippled for months as those who worked the docks and relied on port commerce struggled to adjust.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Seventy-five per cent of young men who volunteered for military service were turned away for being unfit and many headed for the docks, where the work was casual.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The city’s harbor boasted deep channels that could accommodate bigger ships, as well as acres of vacant land near the docks where containers could be offloaded.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
After the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, losses rippled for months as those who worked the docks and relied on port commerce struggled to adjust.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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“The docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20docks. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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