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noun
- 1. a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
a raised, level structure built beside the edge of the sea or a river, where ships can be tied and goods unloaded. (Definition of wharf from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A wharf ( / wɔːrf, hwɔːrf / w (h)orf) ( pl. wharves or wharfs ), quay ( / kiː / kee, also / keɪ, kweɪ / k (w)ay [2] ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
A wharf is a platform built on the shore that extends over the surface of the water. On the wharf, you saw people preparing to set sail. A wharf provides access for ships and boats, that can pull up and dock alongside it. In fact, wharfs are also called docks or piers.
Definition of wharf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships. 2. See the wharves. 3. an obsolete word for shore 1. verb (transitive) 4. to moor or dock at a wharf. 5. to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves. 6. to store or unload on a wharf.
1. A pier where ships or boats are tied up and loaded or unloaded. 2. Obsolete A shore or riverbank. v. wharfed, wharf·ing, wharfs. v.tr. 1. To moor (a vessel) at a wharf. 2. To take to or store (cargo) on a wharf. 3. To furnish, equip, or protect with wharves or a wharf. v.intr. To berth at a wharf. [Middle English, from Old English hwearf .]
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