dockline

Boat tethering cord

A dockline is a rope used to secure a boat to a dock or pier.

Boats typically use multiple docklines—bow lines, stern lines, and spring lines—to hold position against currents, wind, and tidal changes: Check the docklines before you leave the marina.

mooring

cleat

Shoe spike for grip

  • bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
  • hawserThick nautical tethering rope
  • ropeThick twisted fibers

knot · fender · buoy · capstan · winch · bitt · chock · fairlead · coiling · snubber

location

marina

Recreational vessel harbor

  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • jettyStructure extending into water
  • wharfShip docking structure

quay · berth · slip · pontoon · seawall · bulkhead · anchorage · harborside · waterfront · boat ramp

vessel

yacht

Large pleasure vessel

cruiser · catamaran · dinghy · trawler · houseboat · pontoon · skiff · runabout · ketch · sloop

Categories
Opposites
mooring method

docklineanchor

Secures ships to seabed

anchor line · anchor chain · sea anchor · mooring buoy

vessel state

docklinesail

Ship's wind-catching fabric

underway · cast off · halyard · set sail · put to sea

Family

dock, line, docks, docked, docking, docker, dockage, lines, lined

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G