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Princeton's WordNet

  1. docking, moorage, dockage, tying upnoun

    the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

GCIDE

  1. dockingnoun

    (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by bringing special connecting devices, the docking ports, into contact, and fastening the ships together by clamping devices. The docking ports are often fitted so as to allow a passage to be opened between the two space vehciles, and thus to permit transfer of materials or personnel between them.

Wiktionary

  1. dockingnoun

    The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

  2. dockingnoun

    The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables

  3. dockingnoun

    (spacecraft) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.

  4. dockingnoun

    The sex act of pressing one's penis into the foreskin of another.

ChatGPT

  1. docking

    Docking generally refers to the process of joining two things together securely. This term can have different interpretations based on context. In maritime context, it means securing a ship in a particular place specially designed, like a dock. In space exploration, it is the process of connecting two spacecraft together. In computing, it is the process of connecting a portable device to another device or accessory, such as connecting a laptop to a docking station. It can also refer to the practice of shortening an animal's tail or cropping their ears.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Docking

    of Dock

Wikidata

  1. Docking

    Docking is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and contains the highest point in North West Norfolk. It covers an area of 25.79 km² and had a population of 1,150 in 469 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Docking has many small businesses including antique clothing and giftware, tea rooms and its own tattoo studio. The village church is St Mary the Virgin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of docking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of docking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of docking in a Sentence

  1. Igor Komarov:

    Because of this, the craft's continued flight and its docking with the ISS is not possible.

  2. Comptroller Scott Stringer:

    New York City Bike Share's management of Citi Bike left too many New Yorkers in the lurch, while Citi Bike has become part of our urban landscape, auditors found that the bike sharing program's spotty maintenance, poorly-cleaned bikes and substandard docking stations inconvenienced riders and discouraged growth in the system.

  3. Holland America:

    Our suites are the epitome of luxury and pampering, and the new amenities and upgrades will ensure that our suite guests will continue to enjoy the finest in cruise accommodations, we have an ongoing program in place to keep our ships looking fresh, but dry-docking gives us an opportunity to take enhancements to the next level to ensure we deliver the elements that make up the Holland America Line cruise experience.

  4. Khalifa Haftar:

    Islamic terrorist infiltration is no longer a risk, it has become a certainty: it is therefore my duty to reiterate that no docking will be allowed on Italian shores.

  5. Joram Gumbo:

    It is the docking terminals at Beira port in Mozambique which were damaged not the pipeline itself.

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