dockland

[ dok-land ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. the land or area surrounding a commercial port.

Origin of dockland

1
First recorded in 1900–05; dock1 + land

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British Dictionary definitions for dockland

dockland

/ (ˈdɒkˌlænd) /


noun
  1. the area around the docks

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