Collocations for dock - noun
1. place for loading/unloading ships
ADJECTIVE
commercial
coal, fish, etc.
boat, ferry, shipping (all esp. AmE)
fishing (AmE)
coal, fish, etc.
boat, ferry, shipping (all esp. AmE)
fishing (AmE)
PREPOSITION
at a/the dock
A car pulled up at the dock.
A car pulled up at the dock.
in dock
The ship is in dock for repairs.
The ship is in dock for repairs.
on a/the dock
the cargo stacked on the dock
the cargo stacked on the dock
2. (the dock) in a court of law
VERB + the dock
enter,
go into,
step into
appear in, be in
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
appear in, be in
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
PREPOSITION
from the dock
an outburst from the dock
an outburst from the dock
in the dock
The defendant stood in the dock.
The defendant stood in the dock.