Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; 
 may have gates to let water in or out; 
- Example: "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"[syn: dock, dockage, docking facility]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
docking facility
    n 1: landing in a harbor 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 dock more than a day late"
         [syn: dock, dockage, docking facility]