shipside

shipside
noun
the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Hypernyms: ↑side
Part Holonyms: ↑pier, ↑wharf, ↑wharfage, ↑dock

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I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English shippe syde
: the area adjacent to shipping that is used for storage and loading of freight and passengers : dock

maintain a uniform flow of all models of vehicles from factory to shipsideNew Yorker

failed to arrive at shipside on time — C.L.Walker

II. adjective
: located alongside a ship : being within reach of the ship's tackle

has two railroad tracks and direct shipside access — Ships and the Sea

shipside permits may be granted — Port of Manila Year Book

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/ship"suyd'/, n.
the area alongside a ship, as on a pier.
[1490-1500; SHIP + SIDE1]

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