ferry dock
Ship mooring station
A ferry dock is a structure where ferries load and unload passengers and vehicles.
Unlike piers for other vessels, ferry docks typically include ramps or gangways that adjust for tides and accommodate wheeled traffic: We waited at the ferry dock for the next crossing to the island.
- ferryboatVessel for short crossings
- boarding rampSloped passage for entering
- gangwayNarrow corridor for access
- foot passengerTraveler without vehicle
- jettyStructure extending into water
water taxi · harbor · loading zone · ticket booth · ticket window · pier · quay · mooring post · wharf · tidal zone · slipway · bollard · customs checkpoint · disembarkation · seawall · port authority · estuary · river mouth
- ferriesjetfoil, Francisco, passenger ferries, car ferries, island hopper
- waterfrontquay, beachfront, promenade, pier, oceanfront
- riverfrontriverbank, riverboat, boat launch, river walk, wharf
- dock termspier, wharf, jetty, mooring, bollard
- docksberth, dockage, boat slip, wharf, quay
- ferry termsgangway, deckhand, vehicle deck, passenger ferries, car ferries
ferry dockairport gate
Terminal departure point
airport terminal · train station · bus terminal · helipad · subway platform
ferry dockopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
deep water · offshore · shipping lane · high seas · international waters