Melbourne (Docklands?) Harbour

[Manfred M]

It's not done explaining a word by using that word.

Some examples, just examples of that word.
Docking a ship to the quay.
A floating dock.
A shipyard.
Even a docking station.

George

Why not? One is a verb and one is a noun, so while the words may be the same, the meanings are completely different. That is just one of those wonderful things about the English language; identical spelling but different meaning and use.

Quay and wharf are closely related to the noun "dock". One can dock a ship at a quay, wharf or at a dock.

[george013]

Why not? One is a verb and one is a noun, so while the words may be the same, the meanings are completely different. That is just one of those wonderful things about the English language; identical spelling but different meaning and use.

Quay and wharf are closely related to the noun "dock". One can dock a ship at a quay, wharf or at a dock.

Explaining is going further as telling how that word is used. It tells something of the origins, where it comes from and how it developed.
In this case, the Victoria Dock in Melbourne, it means a harbour with a small entrance. I live close to the Wester Dok in Amsterdam, and there is a Easter Dok and a Entrepot Dok. But there's also a big shipyard Van Damen with dry docks.
The Victoria Dock in London is a complex of wharfs, the Victoria Dock in Melbourne is a harbour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Victoria_Dock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Dock_(Melbourne)
I bet there're more Victoria Docks in the world.

George

[Manfred M]

I bet there're more Victoria Docks in the world.

George

You are right. I've gone scuba diving off the breakwater at the docks in Victoria, Canada.


http://www.ssamarine.com/locations/ogden-point-docks/