Feb 20, 2004 06:47
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docked
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sensors
A truck driver can be helped when backing his truck in a
docking station. Ultrasonic sensors indicate the distance
from the back of the truck to the docking station.
Magnetic vehicle detection and optical sensors indicate
that ***the truck is docked so that the docking door can be opened***.
After the truck drives away, the docking doors will be
automatically closed
does it mean "loaded" in this instance? if not, what does it mean?
thanks!
A truck driver can be helped when backing his truck in a
docking station. Ultrasonic sensors indicate the distance
from the back of the truck to the docking station.
Magnetic vehicle detection and optical sensors indicate
that ***the truck is docked so that the docking door can be opened***.
After the truck drives away, the docking doors will be
automatically closed
does it mean "loaded" in this instance? if not, what does it mean?
thanks!
Responses
| 3 +7 | Explanation |
Alaa Zeineldine
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| 4 +3 | parked |
Gareth McMillan
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| 5 +2 | successfully pulled up to a loading platform |
Laurel Porter (X)
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| 5 | has successfully come into the dock. |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 -1 | Parked |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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| 2 +1 | docked = lined up (positioned correctly) in relation to the docking door on the building |
chica nueva
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Explanation
The dock is an outlet at the back of a warehouse or a store loading bay. The door of the dock should be securely closed. The dimensions of the dock are such that a truck that backs properly into the dock prevents access into the warehouse except through the inside of the truck itself. The truck in this position is docked, allowing the dock door to be opened for unloading and can be left unattended as long as the truck itself is locked.
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Comment: "thanks everybody!! I chose this answer because it helped me understand the whole paragraph I was translating"
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has successfully come into the dock.
To dock is to move or come into a dock (American Heritage Dictionary).
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Parked
That's what it means.
Completely parked. By analogy with docking of ships
Completely parked. By analogy with docking of ships
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: No, Alex, in this special context, it means more than JUST parked; the analogy is with ships, but not quite in the same way as you are suggesting
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Gareth McMillan
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parked
It just means parked in a special loading dock or loading "bay" of a warehouse. Usually this is a raised platform which has the same height as the loading floor of the truck. The truck reverses up to this platform and almost touches it, which is where the sensors help. Goods can then easily be moved from the loading bay directly on to the truck.
Peer comment(s):
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Laurel Porter (X)
: Whoa, Gareth, beat me to the punch!
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Thank you Laurel, no bruises, I hope?
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Jörgen Slet
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Thank you
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jerrie
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Thanks jerrie.
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successfully pulled up to a loading platform
...called a loading dock, or simply "dock". Usually a raised concrete platform, sometimes with sides, sometimes without. The ones with sides can be difficult for large trucks to negotiate in reverse - hence the sensors, etc.
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docked = lined up (positioned correctly) in relation to the docking door on the building
dock = a specially enclosed area in a port that is used for loading and unloading or repairing ships
to dock = if a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock. eg Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton. The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning.
I guess a docking station might be a loading bay, or loading area.
Aha...
loading bay (US loading dock) = a space at the back of a shop where goods are delivered or taken away.
to dock = if a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock. eg Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton. The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning.
I guess a docking station might be a loading bay, or loading area.
Aha...
loading bay (US loading dock) = a space at the back of a shop where goods are delivered or taken away.
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