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/ˈwɔːf/ · noun
(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore..
Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
Out upon the wharfs they came, / Knight and burgher, lord and dame, / And round the prow they read her name, / The Lady of Shalott.
the fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf
Use wharf when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wharf means (nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore..
Common synonyms include dock, quay, wharfage.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
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