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wharf
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wharf  (hwôrf, wôrf)
n. pl. wharves (hwôrvz, wôrvz) or wharfs
1. A landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.
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.]

wharf
Noun
pl wharves or wharfs a platform along the side of a waterfront for docking, loading, and unloading ships [Old English hwearf]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wharfwharf - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
bitt, bollard - a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
levee - a pier that provides a landing place on a river
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
quay - wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Verb1.wharf - provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
2.wharf - store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
3.wharf - discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
unload, drop off, put down, set down, discharge, drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
4.wharf - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
5.wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"
moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"

wharf
noun dock, pier, berth, quay, jetty, landing stage

A structure built of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank that provides cargo-handling facilities. A similar facility of solid construction is called a quay. See also quay.
Translations

wharf [pl wharves] [wɔːf, wɔːvz] nmuelle m
wharf [wharves , pl ] [wɔːf, wɔːvz] nquai m
wharf [wɔːf] [wharves , pl ] nKai m
wharf [pl wharves] [wɔːf, wɔːvz] nbanchina

wharf
n wharf [woːf]
a platform alongside which ships are moored for loading and unloading. kaai رَصيف кей přístavní hráz kaj der Kai προβλήτα muelle kai لنگرگاه satamalaituri quai מֶזָח जहाज-घाट pristanište rak(odó)part dermaga bryggja, hafnarbakki banchina, molo 波止場 선창, 부두 prieplauka kuģu piestātne dermaga werf kai, brygge nabrzeże, przystań molhe chei пристань prístavná hrádza pomol pristanište kaj, lastkaj ท่าเรือ rıhtım, iskele 碼頭 пристань; причал گھاٹ cầu tầu


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