quay

noun

\ ˈkē,

ˈkā,

ˈkwā

Definition of quay

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

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docked the ferry at the quay to let the passengers off

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As the city expanded and industrialized, its churches and monuments became blackened with soot and grime; its quays, cluttered with warehouses and frequented by prostitutes. — Molly Wizenberg, Town & Country, "Vintage Bordeaux," 14 Jan. 2013 DP World brought in modern cargo equipment to the port at Berbera and plans to start extending the quay this month. — Matina Stevis-gridneff, WSJ, "Middle East Power Struggle Plays Out on New Stage," 1 June 2018 The maps also show a turning basin with two quays, evidencing that the Gormley Canal was not primarily designed for drainage, since docks would have blocked the flow of runoff. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "A canal in Central City? Little-known waterway once connected city to swamp," 6 Mar. 2018 Order a jar of olives and stay a while, or continue a wine pilgrimage to the under-a-bridge locale of Rosforth & Rosforth, an influential wine importer that hosts weekly tastings and summertime pop-ups on the quay. — New York Times, "36 Hours in Copenhagen," 26 Apr. 2018 There was Bruce, standing on the quay in glo-yellow Crocs, next to Lee Marie: 57 feet long, not quite 7 feet wide, its boxy superstructure as shiny-black as a mobster’s coffin. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Low-Cost Way to Live Abroad: Buy a Boat," 30 Mar. 2018 Water lapped the underside of historic bridges and engulfed cobblestone quays, where tree tops and lampposts now poke out of the brown, swirling Seine. — Oleg Cetinic, The Seattle Times, "French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris," 28 Jan. 2018 The first is Thonis-Heracleion, which in the eighth century B.C. was a huge port complex, incorporating an array of canals, quays and sandbars. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "‘Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds’ Review: Treasures Beneath the Waves," 27 Mar. 2018 Leisure boats are moored along the quay of the Yonne River, which is lined with three-star hotels and open-air brasseries. — Hugh Garvey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Eating and Drinking Through Burgundy with Chef Ludo Lefebvre," 23 Mar. 2018

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quay

noun

English Language Learners Definition of quay

: a structure built on the land next to a river, lake, or ocean that is used as a place for boats to stop for loading and unloading freight and passengers

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quay

noun

\ ˈkē,

ˈkwā\