dockside

[ dok-sahyd ]

/ ˈdɒkˌsaɪd /

land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.

pertaining to or located at or near a dockside: dockside warehouses; a dockside fire.

Origin of dockside

First recorded in 1885–90; dock¹ + side¹

Across the street from Dockside and the VFW, another 30-foot sailboat was capsized.

Hamptons Residents Reel as Superstorm Sandy Recedes |Emily J. Weitz |October 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Surely, the newfound cooperation of dockside racketeers had a chilling effect on German espionage.

The Real Inglorious Bastards |Eric Dezenhall |July 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The wharf superintendent hails us from the dockside before the warps are fast.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone
We left the train at the dockside and boarded the swift Channel steamer moored there.

"And they thought we wouldn't fight" |Floyd Gibbons

Indeed, in most dockside resorts it was a common thing for pirates and honest seamen to fraternize with perfect goodwill.

The Black Buccaneer |Stephen W. Meader
There's not a familiar face on deck, other than maybe one I've seen in a dockside bar, but never one whose name I've known.

The Jewels of Aptor |Samuel R. Delany
During our brief stay in port it was impossible to procure day-labouring gangs—even the 'gulls' of the dockside were busy at sea.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone