Dock and Slip

Dock

Dock noun - A structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers.

Usage example: the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear

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Slip and dock are semantically related in wharf topic. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead a noun "Dock", when it comes to topics like waterfront.

Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

Slip

Slip noun - A long narrow piece of material.

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Dock and slip are semantically related in wharf topic. Sometimes you can use "Dock" instead a noun "Slip".

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

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How words are described

old	old dock	old slip
usual	usual dock	usual slip
single	single dock	single slip
little	little dock	little slip
Other adjectives: major, vacant.

Both words in one sentence

The first time, Garrett gives a thug the slip by running out to the end of a dock and onto a ship, then keeps going off the ship into the water.

Source: Convenient Escape Boat

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