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ドッキングする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

docking

Refers to the joining of two spacecraft or vessels in space or water; also used figuratively for connecting devices or systems.

〈物もの〉とドッキングするto dock with something
宇う宙ちゅう船せんが国こく際さい宇う宙ちゅうステーションとドッキングした。
The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.
ドッキングに成せい功こうするto succeed in docking
二に機きの宇う宙ちゅう船せんは無む事じにドッキングに成せい功こうした。
The two spacecraft successfully completed docking.
ドッキングに失しっ敗ぱいするto fail at docking
強つよい振しん動どうのせいでドッキングに失しっ敗ぱいした。
The docking failed due to strong vibrations.

接せつ続ぞくN2
接続 is a general term for connecting or linking things, while ドッキング specifically describes the physical joining of vehicles, spacecraft, or devices.
結けつ合ごうN1
結合 is a broad term for combining or uniting things (including chemical or abstract bonds), whereas ドッキング refers specifically to two separate units physically joining together, as in space vessels.
合がっ体たい
合体 emphasizes two parts merging into a single whole (often used for robots or vehicles combining), while ドッキング focuses on the technical act of docking, as with spacecraft.

分ぶん離りN1
分離 means separating or detaching, the opposite of ドッキング, which means joining or docking together.

回かいN4
ドッキング is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times a docking operation occurs, e.g. 一回目のドッキング.

Borrowed from English 'docking'.