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 terminal operator International Transportation Service plans to fill in a 19-acre area of water and extend the existing quay by 560 feet, which would allow larger ships to dock at the port.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
The in-water show will feature about 300 yachts docked along the Arsenale’s quays, with a total of 220 exhibitors.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Instead, the 54 rooms and four suites feature walls decorated with playful gold stencil motifs and views of either the Seine or the quay, and kids and adults alike will love the novelty of sleeping on a boat.
—Celeste Moure, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
While many of the street-side cafes lining the river are on the touristy side, the handful of spots actually on the quay are anything but.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
The in-water show will feature about 300 yachts docked along the Arsenale’s quays, with a total of 220 exhibitors.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Instead, the 54 rooms and four suites feature walls decorated with playful gold stencil motifs and views of either the Seine or the quay, and kids and adults alike will love the novelty of sleeping on a boat.
—Celeste Moure, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
While many of the street-side cafes lining the river are on the touristy side, the handful of spots actually on the quay are anything but.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quay
Noun
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As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Initially, the source was thought to be in an area between the football stadium and the high school’s dock area, but the gas utility determined that the leak was somewhere within the building.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Another clip captures Sheela and Alexander, a writer and artist, standing together in their wedding attire at the end of a dock.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Quay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quay. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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