Ian Mulford wrote...
>
>Ah, it's amazing how many words get lost in translation.  A dock in
>the US is what we over here in Britain will call a jetty.  A dock in
>Britain is like a quay or wharf... but bigger :-)
>
I have always thought that (in Britain) the word dock normally refers to 
an enclosed or nearly enclosed area of (non-tidal) water with wharfs or 
quays around the edge.
-- 
Martin Clark

Internet Boaters' Database   http://www.boaterweb.co.uk
Pennine Waterways Website    http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk

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