1. an area of a city or port containing docks and associated buildings, warehouses, and facilities

Examples

• The old dockland has been transformed into a modern residential area.
• Many warehouses in the dockland were converted into luxury apartments.
• The city’s dockland once bustled with cargo ships and workers.
• Tourists enjoy walking through the historic dockland district.
• The dockland development project will create thousands of new jobs.
• Artists have opened studios in the abandoned buildings of the dockland.