The head or entrance of a dock; the area where a dock begins or opens out, particularly the inland end of a dock structure.
Compound of 'dock' and 'head' (the upper or beginning part). This nautical term describes the structural orientation of dock facilities.
Dockheads were crucial landmarks in port cities—they were where cargo decisions were made, where ship captains negotiated deals, and often where the boundary between the maritime world and the city proper was marked.
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