as in dock
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers tied the rowboat up at the wharf

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Recent Examples of wharf The wharf has more than 4,400 wooden pilings, made of Douglas Fir. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 May 2025 Santa Cruz damaged wharf bayarea maps This map was made with Google My Maps. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 May 2025 The municipal wharf will be closed until further notice, Santa Cruz Fire Department said. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Stonington, Maine: After two devastating storms, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings. Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wharf
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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
  • 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
  • The Orcas Island sand sample can be found near the lifeguard headquarters north of the pier.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
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  • 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
  • The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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