Editing Dock (section)

{{short description|Human-made structure involved in the handling of boats or ships}}
{{About|the infrastructure used for berthing watercraft|other uses|Dock (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Cruise ship dock in St Maarten.JPG|thumb|Dock for cruise ships in [[Sint Maarten]] in the [[Caribbean]]]]
[[File:StPetersburgDocks.JPG|thumb|right|Docks in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg, Russia]]]]
[[File:Vuosaari shipyard 20160316.jpg|thumb|Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in [[Vuosaari]], [[Helsinki]], Finland]]

The word '''dock''' ({{etymology|nl|{{Wikt-lang|nl|dok}}|}}) in [[American English]] refers to one or a group of human-made [[structures]] that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a [[shore]]). In [[British English]], the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a [[wharf]] or quay. The exact meaning varies among different [[variants of the English language]].

"Dock" may also refer to a dockyard (also known as a [[shipyard]]) where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs.