Definitions for docking
dock·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. docking, moorage, dockage, tying upnoun

   the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Docking

   of Dock

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1675","1"],["1706","1"],["1713","1"],["1715","5"],["1721","2"],["1733","1"],["1750","10"],["1751","1"],["1753","2"],["1754","4"],["1763","1"],["1764","2"],["1765","1"],["1766","2"],["1767","1"],["1771","2"],["1772","1"],["1773","2"],["1774","2"],["1776","4"],["1782","5"],["1783","14"],["1784","1"],["1785","2"],["1786","1"],["1787","4"],["1788","13"],["1790","8"],["1791","14"],["1792","1"],["1793","3"],["1794","14"],["1795","4"],["1796","9"],["1797","5"],["1798","2"],["1799","2"],["1800","11"],["1801","9"],["1802","19"],["1803","14"],["1804","9"],["1805","8"],["1806","20"],["1807","9"],["1808","6"],["1809","12"],["1810","21"],["1811","5"],["1812","9"],["1813","8"],["1814","19"],["1815","13"],["1816","13"],["1817","22"],["1818","21"],["1819","83"],["1820","22"],["1821","39"],["1822","14"],["1823","27"],["1824","23"],["1825","58"],["1826","37"],["1827","18"],["1828","21"],["1829","27"],["1830","22"],["1831","38"],["1832","40"],["1833","17"],["1834","49"],["1835","29"],["1836","15"],["1837","8"],["1838","21"],["1839","51"],["1840","32"],["1841","10"],["1842","43"],["1843","41"],["1844","29"],["1845","38"],["1846","44"],["1847","44"],["1848","34"],["1849","34"],["1850","30"],["1851","53"],["1852","67"],["1853","46"],["1854","67"],["1855","52"],["1856","50"],["1857","67"],["1858","40"],["1859","58"],["1860","50"],["1861","46"],["1862","45"],["1863","26"],["1864","38"],["1865","36"],["1866","43"],["1867","83"],["1868","37"],["1869","72"],["1870","60"],["1871","63"],["1872","65"],["1873","53"],["1874","53"],["1875","26"],["1876","48"],["1877","42"],["1878","39"],["1879","42"],["1880","62"],["1881","73"],["1882","74"],["1883","70"],["1884","55"],["1885","142"],["1886","95"],["1887","50"],["1888","54"],["1889","56"],["1890","79"],["1891","90"],["1892","99"],["1893","125"],["1894","89"],["1895","103"],["1896","124"],["1897","108"],["1898","118"],["1899","169"],["1900","216"],["1901","169"],["1902","179"],["1903","264"],["1904","351"],["1905","310"],["1906","296"],["1907","232"],["1908","373"],["1909","218"],["1910","422"],["1911","425"],["1912","442"],["1913","355"],["1914","380"],["1915","530"],["1916","450"],["1917","538"],["1918","513"],["1919","439"],["1920","496"],["1921","554"],["1922","565"],["1923","298"],["1924","331"],["1925","424"],["1926","444"],["1927","441"],["1928","408"],["1929","372"],["1930","542"],["1931","461"],["1932","264"],["1933","237"],["1934","322"],["1935","371"],["1936","462"],["1937","371"],["1938","423"],["1939","488"],["1940","378"],["1941","307"],["1942","443"],["1943","438"],["1944","339"],["1945","390"],["1946","517"],["1947","458"],["1948","481"],["1949","541"],["1950","564"],["1951","543"],["1952","642"],["1953","516"],["1954","578"],["1955","552"],["1956","878"],["1957","599"],["1958","620"],["1959","600"],["1960","634"],["1961","992"],["1962","978"],["1963","1194"],["1964","1038"],["1965","1288"],["1966","1376"],["1967","1365"],["1968","2228"],["1969","2400"],["1970","1732"],["1971","1637"],["1972","1487"],["1973","2338"],["1974","1872"],["1975","1695"],["1976","2290"],["1977","2088"],["1978","3562"],["1979","2330"],["1980","2968"],["1981","2299"],["1982","2234"],["1983","2847"],["1984","2463"],["1985","3149"],["1986","3038"],["1987","3438"],["1988","4153"],["1989","4044"],["1990","3989"],["1991","3736"],["1992","4053"],["1993","4508"],["1994","5714"],["1995","7106"],["1996","7101"],["1997","8343"],["1998","9127"],["1999","9785"],["2000","12569"],["2001","13083"],["2002","13271"],["2003","17636"],["2004","16686"],["2005","16964"],["2006","16607"],["2007","17605"],["2008","18139"]]

How to pronounce docking?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say docking in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Joram Gumbo:

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

3. Igor Komarov:

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

4. 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.

5. Rahul Kapoor:

   We can confirm several owners have postponed dry docking earlier scheduled for the months of October and November to take advantage of the skyrocketing freight rates.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=docking
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=docking
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Docking
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docking
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=docking
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=docking