Similar words
dársena
dársena and muelle are close synonyms for "dock"; muelle also separately means "spring," mechanical.
Similar in other languages
English
pier
pier is the English word for the same thing — both mean "dock."
French
jetée
Close — a dock relates to a pier, jetty.
Practice
1 What does muelle mean?
dock, spring
2 Fill the gap: El barco llegó al ___.
Full sentence: El barco llegó al muelle. (The ship reached the dock.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches muelle?
muelle: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.