A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water.
Tug-propelled Dartmouth ferry barge with integral ramp at each end
BC Ferries Dock seen from the ship about to dock
Two track rail apron and Tinnsjø railway ferry SF Hydro
Automobile apron and ferry of the Lake Champlain Transportation Company
The word dock in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships. In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American English, it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay. The exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language.
Dock for cruise ships in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean
Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia
Partially backfilled dry dock of the former Valmet Vuosaari Shipyard in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
A small dry dock in Gloucester, England