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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Noun
  • In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rip currents, stronger near jetties and piers, can swiftly carry swimmers out into deeper water.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Seaports will have nearby seabed dredged and quays constructed to accommodate naval and transport vessels.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Wharves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharves. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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