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Keywords: Wharf, Unload, Moored, Berth, Pier
See bulkhead wharf.
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A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels.
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Wharf used to discharge cargo.
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A mooring facility along a river or canal bank. Quai in French.
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wharf or surfaced bank where ships are loaded and unloaded
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key A solid stationary artificial landing place lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
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wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
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a landing-place substantially built along a line of coast or river bank, or round a harbour, and having posts and rings to which vessels may be moored, frequently also cranes and storehouses for the convenience of merchant ships
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a landing place, usually made of stone or iron, lying next to the water for the loading and unloading of ships.
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Artificial erection protruding into the water to facilitate loading and discharge of cargo, landing and embarkation of passengers, repairing or refitting of ships.
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A projection alongside the boundaries of a harbour to provide accommodation for ships to lie alongside for loading or unloading of cargo.
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a dock parallel to the shoreline and accommodating vessels on one side only
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solid structure alongside a navigable waterway to which ships are moored for loading and disc arching.
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A dock, berth or pier.
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A wharf, which parallels the waterline.
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That part of a wharf which is intended for the mooring of vessels.
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A structure built for the purpose of mooring a vessel; also called a pier.
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Solid structure alongside a navigable waterway, used for loading and unloading of ships.
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A structure attached to land to which a vessel is moored. Also see "berth," "dock" and "pier."
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A structure built along the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place.
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Dock, pier or berth
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Stone or wood projection into a watercourse at which a ship can tie up. This allows the loading/unloading of any cargo or ballast. They are similar to staithes.
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A landing place or pier, usually of solid construction, where vessels berth to load or unload cargo.
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A wharf which runs parallel to the shore and accommodates ships on shore side.
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A wharf used to unload cargo
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A wharf quebrada– The Spanish word for brook or mountain stream
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Quay is a British term for a type of wharf.
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