Dictionary Check: dock

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

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

the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair