quay

as in wharf
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers docked the ferry at the quay to let the passengers off

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Recent Examples of quay The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025 On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born. Jessica Diner, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 The welcome also included a cannon salute and music by Sweden’s Royal Guards, lined up on the quay at the foot of the Swedish royal palace. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for quay
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Noun
  • At the ferry wharf the road splits three ways: the left road takes me to the eastern part of the town, known as Hollett’s Cove; straight ahead is the highway to Eastport, the nearest town of any size, paved only a few years before.
    Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • It was announced that the recovered had been taken to the next wharf over, and there was her father among them, his face blank with shock.
    Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Pike-perch, eel, and other fresh catches are delivered straight from the lake to the hotel’s dock by fishermen whose families have worked the waters for generations.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The new location has a panoramic harbor view that includes Baby Beach, the West Basin with its docks, slips and boaters, the jetty and all the comings and goings at the harbor’s entrance.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The Orcas Island sand sample can be found near the lifeguard headquarters north of the pier.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
  • Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic ship separated from the pier amid strong winds in Catania, Sicily in late May, causing a guest to fall from the gangway into the water.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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“Quay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quay. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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