dock door

noun

A door designed for loading and unloading goods in a warehouse etc.

Meanings

noundock door (plural dock doors)

plural dock doors

  1. A door designed for loading and unloading goods in a warehouse etc.

    One of Alatrade’s main service problem areas was the overhead dock doors. The dock area is tight with staged pallets minimizing floor space, making it tough to weave forklifts through when traffic picks up.

    2012 May 3, “Alatrade Foods chooses TKO WelterWeight dock doors”, in FleetOwner, United States, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2025
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dock door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dock%20door.

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