Main Entry: quay

Pronunciation: \ˈkē, ˈkā, ˈkwā\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier key, from Middle English, from Middle French dial. (Picard) kay, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Breton kae hedge, enclosure; akin to Old English hecg hedge

Date: circa 1635

: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place