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dockland

[ dok-land ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. the land or area surrounding a commercial port.


dockland

/ ˈdɒkˌlænd /

noun

  1. the area around the docks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dockland1

First recorded in 1900–05; dock 1 + land

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