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/kiː/ · noun
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf..
moor up in the quay
[…] its harbour was filled with stately ships; and its quays, swarming with foreign traders and loaded with bales of costly merchandise[…]
Use quay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quay means (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
moor up in the quay
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