| 1. | a landing pier. |
| 2. | the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port. |
| 3. | such a waterway, enclosed or open, together with the surrounding piers, wharves, etc. |
| 4. | dry dock. |
| 5. | a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc. |
| 6. | an airplane hangar or repair shed. |
| 7. | Also called scene dock. a place in a theater near the stage or beneath the floor of the stage for the storage of scenery. |
| 8. | to bring (a ship or boat) into a dock; lay up in a dock. |
| 9. | to place in dry dock, as for repairs, cleaning, or painting. |
| 10. | to join (a space vehicle) with another or with a space station in outer space. |
| 11. | to come or go into a dock or dry dock. |
| 12. | (of two space vehicles) to join together in outer space. |
