shipside

[ ship-sahyd ]
/ ˈʃɪpˌsaɪd /

noun

the area alongside a ship, as on a pier.

Origin of shipside

First recorded in 1490–1500; ship1 + side1

Words nearby shipside

shipping room, shipping ton, shippon, ships that pass in the night, shipshape, shipside, shipway, shipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipyard

Example sentences from the Web for shipside

  • Dr. Ridley then took off his gown and tippet, and gave them to his brother-in-law, Mr. Shipside.

    Fox's Book of Martyrs |John Foxe

  • Transportation methods from plantation to shipside naturally vary with local topographical and economic conditions.

    All About Coffee |William H. Ukers