1. the act of bringing a ship or boat to a dock
Usage: nautical
2. the act of connecting two spacecraft in orbit
Usage: aerospace
3. the act of connecting a portable device to a larger system
Usage: technology

1. present participle of dock: bringing a ship to a dock or connecting devices

Examples

• The docking of the cruise ship took nearly an hour.
• The space station prepared for the docking of the supply capsule.
• The laptop’s docking station allows easy connection to multiple monitors.
• The captain is docking the yacht at the marina.
• Docking procedures require careful coordination between crew members.
• The tablet’s docking port was damaged during transport.
• They watched the docking maneuver from the observation deck.