[Tagging] dock=tidal

[Bryce Nesbitt]

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 1:18 AM, Malcolm Herring <
malcolm.herring at btinternet.com> wrote:

> On 29/05/2015 08:41, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
>
>> Why is this a property of the dock,
>> rather than a property of the water body.
>>
>
> A dock is a body of water. It may or may not be separated from a
> connecting river or sea by a lock or single gate.


Ah, that sense of the word.
Among USA English laypeople, dock is going to be almost universally
interpreted as a synonym for pier:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dock


To avoid confusion with pier, is there an alternative term that OSM can use
for
receiving waters?

The miss-tagging reported on this list may be rooted in confusion over what
type of dock is meant.
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