wharf
to provide with a wharf or wharves.
to place or store on a wharf: The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo.
to accommodate at or bring to a wharf: The new structure will wharf several vessels.
to tie up at a wharf;dock: The ship wharfed in the early morning.
Origin of wharf
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How to use wharf in a sentence
The wharves on the banks of the noble River Scheldt were mere heaps of rotten timber.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondNow both banks of the river are lined with wharves, yachts, and boats, and boat-builders' sheds are springing up on every side.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.The shipping, near the wharves also caught fire, and some of the vessels were destroyed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThis led to the building of wharves and store houses, and added to the wealth of the town.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneThe immense property in stores and wharves was rendered in a great measure useless.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for wharf
/ (wɔːf) /
a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships
the wharves NZ the working area of a dock
an obsolete word for shore 1
to moor or dock at a wharf
to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves
to store or unload on a wharf
Origin of wharf
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