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quay
A wharf or reinforced bank for the loading or unloading of ships or boats.
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  1. A wharf or reinforced bank for the loading or unloading of ships or boats.
  2. A wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
  3. (Nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
pier
The portion of a wall between windows, doors, or other openings.
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  1. The portion of a wall between windows, doors, or other openings.
  2. A reinforcing structure that projects from a wall; a buttress.
  3. A supporting structure at the junction of connecting spans of a bridge.
Find another word for wharf. In this page you can discover 4 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wharf, like: quay, boat landing, pier and dock.

Sentence Examples

  • Its name is kept in a wharf and a ward of the City.

  • Franklin arrived in Philadelphia on the 13th of September, disembarking at the same wharf as when he had first entered the city.

  • Her latest painting-- another seaside depiction of Fisherman's Wharf-- leaned against one wall, ready to be delivered to Kevin's shop.

  • A wharf for building and repairing iron steamers was constructed in 1889.

  • The city has always been a great commercial depot; a wharf nearly two miles long affords ample facilities for vessels able to cross the bar of the Peiho, over which there is a depth of water varying from 9 to 12 ft.

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