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Dock.

dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

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Meaning & usage

noun/dɔk/
  1. dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“to lead”).

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