swim dock

Water access structure

A swim dock is a floating platform anchored in a lake, pond, or other body of water, positioned away from shore for swimmers to rest on, dive from, or sun themselves.

Unlike fixed docks used for mooring boats, swim docks are recreational—a destination rather than a departure point: The kids raced each other out to the swim dock.

Related
  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
  • lake houseHome beside a lake
  • floatBuoyant object or vehicle
  • divingEntering water deliberately

platform · sun deck · ladder · water · summer · summer camp · sunbathing · life jacket · canoe · boat · mooring · splash · cannon ball · jumping · wooden · rope · barefoot · bare feet

Categories
Opposites
WATER ACCESS STRUCTURE vs. NATURAL SHORELINE

swim dockshore

Land bordering water

shoreline · beach · riverbank · lakeshore · rocky shore

IN-WATER STRUCTURE vs. DRY LAND

swim dockdry land

Earth above water

shore · terra firma · beach · shoreline · land

water entry point vs. water barrier

swim dockseawall

Coastal erosion barrier

breakwater · dam · levee · bulkhead · retaining wall

Family

swim, dock, swims, swam, swum, swimming, swimmer, swimmers, docks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G