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Loading dock

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loading baynounA designated place at the side of a street where a vehicle can be loaded or unloaded.
docknounAny of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
cross-dockingnoun(logistics) freight terminal management practice of loading the cargo unloaded from inbound transport to the outbound transport with little or no storage in between
floating docknouna floating pier or dock tied to the shore, which can rise and fall with the water level. Typically used by smaller craft.
balance docknounA kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.
docksnounA collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices
loading zonenounAn area of a street or a parking lot designated for the loading or unloading of passengers, baggage or freight, or short-term parking for that purpose.
truck baynounA platform where trucks load and unload.
wharfsidenounThe side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
portnounA place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
air terminalnounthe facility on an airfield or airport where aircraft are loaded and unloaded of passengers or freight
docksidenounThe area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
scene-docknounAn area in a theatre with access to the stage and the loading doors where scenery is temporarily stored
drop lotnoun(US, transport) A site where equipment and vehicles transporting goods can be temporarily stored or parked, before resuming the delivery later on.
goods yardnounAn area associated with a railway station where freight is loaded and unloaded.
docklandnounThe land area surrounding a dock, especially the renovated or gentrified areas surrounding a former dock.
terminalnounA building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
airdocknoun(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
deckloadnounAn amount of cargo carried on the deck of a ship.
railheadnoun(rail transport) A point on a railway system where goods (or passengers) are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport.

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