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quay

1

[ kee, key, kwey ]

noun

  1. a landing place, especially one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.

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Quay

2

[ kwey ]

noun

  1. Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.

quay

/ °ì¾±Ë /

noun

  1. a wharf, typically one built parallel to the shoreline Compare pier
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quay1

1690–1700; spelling variant (after French quai ) of earlier kay (also key, whence the modern pronunciation) < Old French kay, cay; akin to Spanish cayo shoal. See key 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quay1

C14 keye, from Old French kai, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish °ìŧ hedge, fence, Old Breton cai fence
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The main indicator of its deadly potential is a fire truck parked outside on the quay.

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With two blasts of its horn, MV Hebridean Isles bade farewell as it left the quay at Stornoway for a final time on Sunday, bound for Glasgow before it goes to the breakers.

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On the stone quays of the Seine, even the most passionate odes to the river’s charms tend to arrive at the same conclusion: Nope.

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Currently the 26 July ceremony is supposed to take place on boats in the river Seine, with more than 300,000 people watching from the quays.

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While attempting to leave the port of Antwerp, Belgium in 2016 the ship scraped its stern along the quay damaging the hull.

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