Collocations for dock - noun
1. place for loading/unloading ships
ADJ.
commercial | coal, fish, etc.
VERB + DOCK
build, construct | arrive at/in | enter
DOCK + NOUN
company | strike | worker
PREP.
at a/the ~
A car pulled up at the dock.
A car pulled up at the dock.
in ~
The ship is in dock for repairs.
The ship is in dock for repairs.
on a/the ~
the cargo stacked on the dock
the cargo stacked on the dock
2. the dock: in a court of law
VERB + DOCK
enter, go into, step into | appear in, be in
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
be put in, end up in, land in
After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
PREP.
from the ~
an outburst from the dock
an outburst from the dock
in the ~
The defendant stood in the dock.
The defendant stood in the dock.