dock
dock
noun DOK Rare
Origin: English loanword, from Middle Dutch docke
Also means
warehouse
Usage Note
Dock in French refers to the loading quay or dock area of a port, and by extension to large warehouse buildings near a port — les docks de Marseille. It is always masculine and pronounced close to the English. In a computing context, dock is also used for the taskbar dock on macOS.
Examples
"Les marchandises arrivent au dock principal."
Natural Translation
The goods arrive at the main dock.
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