Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The area of a dock adjacent to a ship.
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- noun The part of a
harbour ordock by aship
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
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Examples
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He had spent many hours riding shipside on his fathers runs.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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The subsequent extension of the use of steam to the railroads made steam an integral part of the system which existed primarily for the purpose of bringing goods to shipside for trade.
Energy and Society~ Chapter 5~ Steam~ Key to the Industrial Revolution 2009
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He had spent many hours riding shipside on his fathers runs.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Not a month goes by but someone else flees the sinking ship, following in the tiny footsteps of their predecessors, the shipside rodents.
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Must be a thrill a minute for the folks shipside, al-Khaled mused with a grin.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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