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1. Landing in a harbour next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
   "the ship arrived at the docking facility more than a day late";
   - dock, dockage

Derived forms: docking facilities

Type of: landing, landing place

Part of: harbor [N. Amer], harbour [Brit, Cdn], haven, seaport