wharves

variants also wharfs
plural of wharf
as in docks
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 wharves 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
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  • Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Since this spring, PortKC has been in talks with the city parks board about a plan where PortKC would possibly adopt the park and work with volunteer groups to clean it up and add amenities ranging from fishing docks to camping areas.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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
  • Moon jellies also have a less-visible life stage as tiny polyps that attach to rocks, boats and piers beneath the surface.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Wharves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharves. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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