Synonyms of wharves

wharves

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• docks
• piers
• quays
• jetties
• landings
• levees
• floats
• quais
• shipyards
• marinas
• berths
• dockyards
• moorings
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wharves

But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026

The redevelopment would change that by extending and upgrading existing wharves and dredging areas around the docks. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Vanuatu has received large loans and aid from China for buildings, wharves and other infrastructure. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026

The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026

Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab. — Francesca Carington, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024

His plantations spanned nearly 7,000 acres near the Cooper River, which led to Charleston’s bustling wharves and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 16 June 2023