Dock
Dock verb - To stop at or near a place along the shore.
Usage example: the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
Launch
Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Common collocations
| craft | dock craft | launch craft |
| ship | dock ship | launch ship |
| shuttle | dock shuttle | launch shuttle |
| spacecraft | dock spacecraft | launch spacecraft |
| Other words: ships, fighters, satellites. | ||
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Launch and Dock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/launch
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