Wharf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɔːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wharf is a noun meaning (nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
Meaning
(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To secure by a wharf.
- (transitive) To place on a wharf.
- (obsolete) Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.
Example Sentences
Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
the fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf
Out upon the wharfs they came, / Knight and burgher, lord and dame, / And round the prow they read her name, / The Lady of Shalott.
Word Forms
- wharves
- wharfs
- wharfing
- wharfed
Synonyms for wharf
Depending on context, synonyms include dock, quay, wharfage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dock, harbour, wharfage, dockside, docks, quay.
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