quay

[US]/kiː/

[UK]/kiː/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. A structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for the loading and unloading of ships and for allowing their safe docking.

quay crane

quay wall

They tied the ship to the quay with ropes.

when we came to the quay the ship was still loading.

The quay looked like a long stone road going into the sea.

the oil pooled behind the quay walls, escaping slowly into the river.

The city's arcaded quay was built by the French, whose 132-year rule of this North African land ended in 1962.

High-speed and high efficiency portainer is the new develo pment trend of super-banama type quay container crane.

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