wharf

/wɔːf/

/wɔɹf/

Wharf

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

synonyms : dock

to wharf

MAIN VERB

moor at a wharf

discharge at a wharf

come into or dock at a wharf

synonyms : berth

store on a wharf

provide with a wharf

Examples

1. The wharf was mad.

2. They owned a shipping wharf.

3. There is the city's coal wharf.

4. The committee placed four guards at the entry to the wharf.