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wharf
[ wawrf, hwawrf ]
noun
- Obsolete.
- a riverbank.
- the shore of the sea.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to tie up at a wharf; dock:
The ship wharfed in the early morning.
wharf
/ ·ÉÉ”Ë´Ú /
noun
- 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 wharvesthe working area of a dock
- an obsolete word for shore 1
verb
- to moor or dock at a wharf
- to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves
- to store or unload on a wharf
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wharf1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wharf1
Example Sentences
About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.
However, meteorologists say this next storm will not bring swells as strong as those that overwhelmed the wharf Monday.
A wharf in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed after it was struck by strong waves earlier this week.
By 1 p.m., city officials shut down all access to the wharf and pedestrian traffic was blocked because of the partial collapse.
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