noun
- the area alongside a ship, especially at a dock or wharf
Usage: nautical
adverb
- at or to the side of a ship
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The cargo was unloaded shipside by the dock workers.
- We waited shipside for the passengers to disembark.
- The crane moved the containers from shipside to the warehouse.
- Security guards patrolled the shipside area during loading.
- The captain met with officials shipside before departure.
- Fresh supplies were delivered shipside early in the morning.