wharfnoun [ C ]
uk/wɔːf/us/wɔːrf/plural wharvesan area like a wide wall built near the edge of the sea or a river where ships can be tied and goods can be taken off them:
The crates were unloaded onto the wharf.
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Ports & docks
- anchorage
- basin
- boathouse
- breakwater
- derrick
- dockland
- dockyard
- free port
- harbour
- harbour master
- hoverport
- jetty
- marina
- pier
- pierhead
- port
- sea wall
- slip
- terminal
- the dockside
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