as in stevedore
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
dockers threatened to go on strike and shut down all shipping on the Thames
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Recent Examples of docker
By using the latest and greatest IT technology, a Kubernetes deployment running docker containers, Galaxy can scale comfortably to any customer’s particular needs.
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Photos of equipment including a flour bench brush, a dough docker, and a kougelhopf mold can be found in the early pages.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Run the docker build command, which will create our image per a project-specific Dockerfile
And finally, push this new image to the container repository, where it can be later pulled down by ECS
Whew!
—Jason Marlin & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
Action by the Finnish port workers means Tesla vehicles or components destined to Swedish markets are not loaded by dockers, the union said in a statement.
—Sanne Wass, Fortune Europe, 7 Dec. 2023
Dishes not sanitized after washing, food debris on dough docker.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Photos of equipment including a flour bench brush, a dough docker, and a kougelhopf mold can be found in the early pages.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Run the docker build command, which will create our image per a project-specific Dockerfile
And finally, push this new image to the container repository, where it can be later pulled down by ECS
Whew!
—Jason Marlin & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
Action by the Finnish port workers means Tesla vehicles or components destined to Swedish markets are not loaded by dockers, the union said in a statement.
—Sanne Wass, Fortune Europe, 7 Dec. 2023
Dishes not sanitized after washing, food debris on dough docker.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docker
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America dodged a sledgehammer on Thursday night, when striking stevedores reached a tentative agreement to return to work.Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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What do port workers do? Longshoremen, also referred to as stevedores, handle cargo from incoming ships.Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Background players in period costume — an ill-fitting brown suit, a longshoreman’s jacket (no berets, thankfully) — walked back and forth holding a briefcase, a cigarette and a shopping bag (no baguettes, thankfully).Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Daggett was one of those longshoremen at that time who traveled to the West Coast.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Joy is not what many Americans feel this first week of October as war comes to the Middle East, survivors of Hurricane Helene deal with the wreckage, and the first dockworkers’ strike since 1977 for several days stopped half the nation’s ocean shipping.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
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However, the distortions could be less severe than initially expected: Late yesterday, an agreement was reached and the massive dockworkers strike was suspended to allow for further negotiations.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Docker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docker. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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