"dockside" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dockside.wav Forms: docksides [plural]
Etymology: From dock + -side. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dock|side}} dock + -side Head templates: {{en-noun}} dockside (plural docksides)
  1. The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship. Derived forms: docksider

Inflected forms

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