Wharf Synonyms

wôrf, hwôrf
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dock
  2. pier
  3. quay
  4. boat landing
  5. jetty
  6. landing
  7. levee
  8. wharfage
  9. slip
  10. waterfront
Come into or dock at a wharf
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. moor
  2. berth
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Words Related to Wharf

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. docks
  2. wharfs
  3. Warf
  4. marina

Wharf 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.

  • 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.

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

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