Dock‧lands /ˈdɒkləndz $ ˈdɑːk-/
a large modern development of expensive houses and offices in East London, along the River Thames, built mainly during the 1980s on land that previously had a lot of industry and poor houses. It includes Canary Wharf and the London City Airport.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
dock‧land /ˈdɒklənd, -lænd $ ˈdɑːk-/ (
also docklands)
noun [uncountable] the area of a port where there are docks:
a dockland development [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲