Docks (maritime)

thumb|Dock for cruise ships in Sint Maarten in the [[Caribbean]] thumb|right|Docks in Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg, Russia thumb|Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in Vuosaari, [[Helsinki, Finland]]

dockland district, or area alongside a body of water

Dockland or Docklands are areas occupied by, or in the neighbourhood of maritime docks, sometimes described as a Sailortown (dockland). The term is more common in Britain and the British Commonwealth.

suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

form of lock gate consisting of a large floating iron or steel box