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
Since Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser launched it in 2021, Monumental robots has built multiple projects for top contractors in the Netherlands, including the facades of free-standing villas, social housing units, industrial buildings, and quay walls.
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Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
At the Bank Hotel, a boutique hotel near the city's famous quay, sustainability was built into the hotel from the very beginning.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In Hungary, the mayor of Budapest warned residents that the largest floods in a decade were expected to hit the capital later in the week, with the waters of the Danube River set to breach the city’s lower quays by Tuesday morning.
—Karel Janicek and Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Instead, it will be held along the River Seine, with no admission fee for spectators to access the upper quays.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2023
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Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
At the Bank Hotel, a boutique hotel near the city's famous quay, sustainability was built into the hotel from the very beginning.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In Hungary, the mayor of Budapest warned residents that the largest floods in a decade were expected to hit the capital later in the week, with the waters of the Danube River set to breach the city’s lower quays by Tuesday morning.
—Karel Janicek and Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Instead, it will be held along the River Seine, with no admission fee for spectators to access the upper quays.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quay
Noun
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With his drone, Pan captured images of Space Launch complexes, military weapons bunkers, a payload processing facility and a submarine wharf, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The wharf has been closed off to the public since Monday’s high surf.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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An extensive park with pools makes this an excellent choice for families, and private tours of the Borromeo Islands depart from the hotel’s boat dock.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pier was damaged from Hurricane Nicole in 2022.—
Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Under an agreement negotiated afterwards with the private owner of the cruise pier, one ship per day now can call on Key West.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Quay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quay. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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