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quai

noun

ˈkā

Definition of quai

as in dock

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers the tour boat pulled up to the quai on the left bank of the Seine

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Recent Examples of quai Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026 The quai there was badly lit, the curb stacked with boards left over from a construction project. — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Despite her resolve to give up, however, a blue-eyed, homeless Frenchman rescues her onto the quai and initiates her inward awakening. — Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017

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Investigators say on Monday, the three teens got into an altercation at a boat dock when Daryl was allegedly attacked with a knife and suffered lacerations, according to the affidavit.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
By casting parallel to a dock or sea wall, each chug of your popper will keep it in the strike zone, giving any bass in the area a chance to eat it throughout the entirety of your cast.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

Definition of dock

Noun

Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
By the time Noe and his sons were back home and had moored the boat to their wharf on the narrow pass that separated Cheniere Disparue from the mainland, the last low clouds of the front hung over the Gulf.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of wharf

Noun

Evacuation boats are operating from three piers on the peninsula, which is situated about 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Bordeaux in southwestern France, the province’s prefect, Sophie Brocas, said Friday morning.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
And in September 2025, an employee of a restaurant near the pier was stabbed multiple times while sitting on a staircase by the foot of the pier.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of pier

Noun

Emergency services evacuated everyone from the vessel and the surrounding quay after the leak was detected and carried out air quality measurements.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
As golden hour sets in, find a spot along the quay for a sundowner — a glass of white port with tonic over ice is a local favorite — and watch the light shift over the Dom Luís I Bridge.

— Sarah Bisacca, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

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