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1. (n.) wharf
a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
2. (v.t.) wharf
to provide with a wharf or wharves.
3. wharf
to place or store on a wharf.
4. wharf
to accommodate at or bring to a wharf.
5. (v.i.) wharf
to tie up at a wharf; dock.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME (n.); OE hwearf embankment, c. MLG warf, werf)
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| Definition of 'wharf' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pier, wharf, wharfage, dock
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
2. (verb) wharf
provide with a wharf
"Wharf the mouth of the river"
3. (verb) wharf
store on a wharf
"Wharf the merchandise"
4. (verb) wharf
discharge at a wharf
"wharf the passengers"
5. (verb) moor, berth, wharf
come into or dock at a wharf
"the big ship wharfed in the evening"
6. (verb) wharf
moor at a wharf
"The ship was wharfed"
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| Definition of 'wharf' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wharf
a structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier
2. (noun) wharf
the bank of a river, or the shore of the sea
3. (verb) wharf
to guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs
4. (verb) wharf
to place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf
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| Definition of 'wharf' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. wharf
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.
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Sense: a platform alongside which ships are moored for loading and unloading.
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 Afrikaans: kaai |
 Arabic: رَصيف |
 Bulgarian: кей |
 Brazilian: cais / embarcadouro |
 Czech: přístavní hráz |
 German: der Kai |
 Danish: kaj |
 Greek: προβλήτα |
 Spanish: muelle |
 Estonian: kai |
 Farsi: لنگرگاه |
 Finnish: satamalaituri |
 French: quai |
 Hebrew: מֶזָח |
 Hindi: जहाज-घाट |
 Croatian: pristanište |
 Hungarian: rak(odó)part |
 Indonesian: dermaga |
 Icelandic: bryggja, hafnarbakki |
 Italian: banchina, molo |
 Japanese: 波止場 |
 Korean: 부두, 선창 |
 Lithuanian: prieplauka |
 Latvian: kuģu piestātne |
 Malay: dermaga |
 Dutch: werf |
 Norwegian: kai, brygge |
 Polish: nabrzeże, przystań |
 Portuguese: molhe |
 Romanian: chei |
 Russian: пристань |
 Slovak: prístavná hrádza |
 Slovenian: pomol |
 Serbian: pristanište |
 Swedish: kaj, lastkaj |
 Thai: ท่าเรือ |
 Turkish: rıhtım, iskele |
 Taiwanese: 碼頭 |
 Ukrainian: пристань; причал |
 Urdu: گھاٹ |
 Vietnamese: cầu tầu |
 Chinese: 码头 |
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