Talk:Dock

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OK, so what are these called in English, if not "dock" (yes, the one in the foreground, even in American English is sometimes called a "float", or more likely a "swimming float"), in:

• Canada:
• Britain:
• Scotland:
• Ireland:
• Wales:
• India:
• Hong Kong:
• Australia:
• New Zealand:
• Other Commonwealth countries:

(see also Talk:Pier) Niteowlneils 19:56, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I'm English, and personally, I'd call the tethered raft in the foreground a pontoon. A pontoon floats (rather than being on legs) - I would use "jetty" for the wooden structure beyond. To me, a dock contains water. CarolGray 17:21, 21 February 2006 (UTC)