Definition of "shipside" []

• The area of a dock adjacent to a ship. (noun)

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• "The subsequent extension of the use of steam to the railroads made steam an integral part of the system which existed primarily for the purpose of bringing goods to shipside for trade."
• "He had spent many hours riding shipside on his fathers runs."
• "Not a month goes by but someone else flees the sinking ship, following in the tiny footsteps of their predecessors, the shipside rodents."