docking

Example Sentences

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Canary Islands regional authorities have consistently resisted taking in the ship, which was only authorised to anchor offshore instead of docking in the port.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

A British ship carried a copy across the ocean, docking at Falmouth in Cornwall on Aug. 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In contrast, many council-run bike hire schemes must be parked at fixed docking stations.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To the Syrian sailors transporting grain from Odessa, however, docking in Naples is a respite compared to the danger in their homeland and the war in Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I dove for the docking station and in my rush accidentally smashed several of the buttons at the same time.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas