docking
Connecting at port
Docking is the act of bringing two things together to connect.
A ship docks at a pier; a spacecraft docks with a station.
In computing, docking a laptop means connecting it to a docking station that provides additional ports and peripherals.
To dock wages or points is to deduct from them: They docked his pay for being late.
Docking also refers to cutting short an animal's tail or ears—a controversial practice in dog breeding.
In sexual slang, docking describes a specific act involving two penises, one uncircumcised.
Sleeping space on transport
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
harbor · marina · anchorage · jetty · bollard · hawser · gangway · tugboat
Independent functional component
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
shuttle · orbital · station · hatch · berthing · ISS · Soyuz · port
Docking place for ships
- interfaceShared connection point
- couplingJoint between systems
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- insertionPlacing something within
latch · engagement · fitting · interlock · junction · fastening · clasp · adapter
Fixed stopping point
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- connectorThing that joins others
- portDocking place for ships
- chargingRestoring electrical power
sync · mount · tablet · laptop · peripheral · stand · hub · thunderbolt
Cutting to resize
- trimmingCutting away excess
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
- cosmeticSurface-level appearance enhancer
canine · breed · surgery · shortening · amputation · livestock · sheep · spaniel
berth
Sleeping space on transport
quay · harbor · marina · anchorage · jetty · bollard · hawser · gangway · tugboat · fender
module
Independent functional component
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
capsule · shuttle · orbital · station · hatch · berthing · ISS · Soyuz · port · undocking
port
Docking place for ships
- interfaceShared connection point
- couplingJoint between systems
- attachmentConnection or fondness
insertion · latch · engagement · fitting · interlock · junction · fastening · clasp · adapter · linkage
station
Fixed stopping point
charging · sync · mount · tablet · laptop · peripheral · stand · hub · thunderbolt · USB
cropping
Cutting to resize
- trimmingCutting away excess
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- veterinaryRelating to animal healthcare
cosmetic · canine · breed · surgery · shortening · amputation · livestock · sheep · spaniel · terrier
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- voyagesvoyage, sea voyage, cruise, passage, crossing
- maritime studiesseamanship, marine navigation, oceanography, hydrography, maritime safety
- naval dutiesanchor watch, battle stations, damage control, general quarters, guard duty
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- port navigationharbor pilot, pilot boat, channel marker, buoy, buoys
dockingundocking
Separating from a mooring
undock · departure · casting off · disembarking · launching
dockingadding
Joining to increase
supplementing · increasing · augmenting · crediting · topping up
- docking stationDevice connectivity hub
- tail dockingRemoving an animal's appendage surgically
- docking bayEnclosed vessel arrival zone
- docking portSpacecraft attachment interface
- dry dockingRemoving vessel from water
- ship dockingVessel securing at port