Staith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /steɪθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Staith is a noun meaning (UK, dialect) A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
Meaning
(UK, dialect) A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A shore or a riverbank.
Example Sentences
From staith to staith.
[…] gravity had earlier been harnessed to provide part of the pull for trains of coal wagons heading for staiths for loading on schooners […]
The high banks of the rivers of North East England have led to the shipment of coal from staiths by the simple process of shooting it down gravity spouts from bottom-door wagons.
The coal staiths of the North-East coast—for example at Blyth (Northumberland) and at Dunston-on-Tyne—are impressive installations. The staiths are in fact jetties or piers built up to a high level above the rivers. Loaded wagons are propelled on to them and the contents are then quickly discharged through chutes down to the waiting colliers below.
Word Forms
- staiths
- stathe
- staithe
Synonyms for staith
Depending on context, synonyms include stathe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include staithe, staithman, stiddy, shore, stow, shoar.
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