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[[Image:Alongside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A [[Royal Navy]] vessel "coming alongside"]]
'''Alongside''' is a phrase referring to the side of a ship. Goods delivered "alongside" are to be placed on the dock or barge within reach of the transport ship's tackle so that they can be loaded.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref> The term may be used also to describe a ship coming into dock, "coming alongside".
'''Alongside''' is a phrase referring to the side of a ship. Goods delivered "alongside" are to be placed on the dock or barge within reach of the transport ship's tackle so that they can be loaded.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref> The term may be used also to describe a ship coming into dock, "coming alongside".