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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.
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The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
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A platform to which a vessel loads and unloads is cargo.
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Manmade structure parallel to the shoreline for loading, unloading or making fast.
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A structure or a level place along the bank of a waterway, upon which vessels lying alongside can discharge their cargoes.
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A structure built along the shore of navigable waters so that ships may receive and discharge cargo.
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A structure, built upon piles, against which a vessel may dock and discharge cargo.
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A flat structure built parallel to the shore to facilitate loading and unloading of cargo and/or passengers from vessels. In everyday conversation, wharf is interchangeable with dock and pier.
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structure of open construction built parallel to the shore, used by vessels for loading and unloading
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worf i) A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload, ii) moor (a ship) at a wharf, iii) store (goods) on a wharf.
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a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
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come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
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moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"
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a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded
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a platform built on or out from the shore. Ships can come alongside the wharf so that goods may be loaded or unloaded.
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The place at which ships tie up to unload and load cargo. The wharf typically has front and rear loading docks (aprons), a transit shed, open (unshedded) storage areas, truck bays, and rail tracks.
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structure built along the shore where ships may berth to load or unload cargo, or for fitting and refitting ships
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A man-made structure bonding the edge of a dock and built along or at an angle to the shoreline, used for loading, unloading, or tying up vessels.
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A place for berthing vessels to facilitate loading and discharging of cargo.
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a structure on a harbor for ships to tie to; a shore
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A pier or dock
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quay. A section parallel to the shore for docking and unloading vessels.
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A structure built out over the water where boats can dock. A wharf is supported by heavy wooden or concrete pilings. The plural of wharf is "wharves."
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