docking

See also: Docking

English

From dock +‎ -ing.

docking

From Middle English dockyng, equivalent to dock +‎ -ing.

docking (plural dockings)

The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
(astronautics) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
(sexuality, slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.
(molecular biology) A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.

securing a vessel, connecting a spaceship

securing a vessel, connecting a spaceship

process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal

securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: dokning c
Finnish: kiinnittyminen, kiinnittäminen (fi)
French: amarrage (fr) m
Italian: ormeggio (it) m, attracco (it) m, approdo (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: (for maintenance) dokking m or f

Nynorsk: (for maintenance) dokking f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

process of connecting one spacecraft to another

sex act

(molecular biology)

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