shipside

A noun referring to the area or part of a wharf that is adjacent to a ship, typically used for loading and unloading cargo.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la zone ou la partie du quai adjacente à un navire, généralement utilisée pour le chargement et le déchargement des marchandises.

1. Wharf area adjacent to a vessel C1 formal

   The part of a dock or wharf that is directly next to a ship, used for loading and unloading cargo or passengers.

   • The cargo was stacked at shipside, ready to be loaded onto the vessel.
   • Passengers gathered at shipside to board the ferry.
   • The workers moved the containers to shipside for unloading.

   🇫🇷Abord du quai

   Synonymes: berthdockside

• shipsides plural form
• shipsides' possessive plural form
• shipside's possessive singular form