Dockland
/ˈdɒk.lənd/noun
An area of land containing docks, warehouses, and related port facilities.
Did you know?The word is a straightforward modern compound, but its first element, dock, originally referred to a “dock” or enclosed basin for ships, while land anchors it in the industrial edge of a city rather than any ancient occult root.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
land
“ground, territory, country”
Middle English
ME
dokke
“a dock or enclosed basin for ships”
Early Modern English
English
dock land
“land by the docks or port area”
19th Century
English
dockland
“an area of docks and adjacent land used for shipping and industry”
Modern English
English
dockland
“a dockside district, especially in a city”