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[[Image:Alongside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A [[Royal Navy]] vessel "coming alongside"]] | [[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> | + | '''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>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref> The term may be used also to describe a ship coming into dock, "coming alongside". |
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Latest revision as of 01:23, July 13, 2016
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.[1] The term may be used also to describe a ship coming into dock, "coming alongside".