1. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

    Synonym: dockingmooragetying up

2. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired
    may have gates to let water in or out

    e.g. the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late

    Synonym: dockdocking facility

3. a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

    Synonym: docking fee