wharf
noun /wɔːf/
/wɔːrf/
(plural wharves
/wɔːvz/
/wɔːrvz/
, wharfs)- a flat structure built next to the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and goods unloadedTopics Transport by waterc2, Geographyc2Word Originlate Old English hwearf, of Germanic origin.