wharf

[US]/wɔːf/
[UK]/wɔːrf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a structure built on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo

Phrases & Collocations

fisherman's wharf

coal wharf

wharf apron

Example Sentences

We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.

There is a serious sediment deposition in the wharf apron of an alongshore pile wharf.

along the wharf the great smooth chips flew as the carpenters plied their adzes on the new bowsprit, cap and jibboom;

The computation theory of plane transverse bent for wharf and the arithmetic method of six load compilatory effects are introduced,and the veracities& characteristics of this program are dissertated.

dredging andhollow block hoisting construction for the workboat wharf project, rational construction scheme was adopted, which ensured successful completion of the project on schedule.

Real-world Examples

NCPD has Guardian pinned down near the wharf.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

There were the busy wharves of Milan, Ohio - the busy shipping port where he was born.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

After spending time on Pier 39 you can continue to explore the neighborhood of Fisherman's Wharf.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

Orphans. Grew up on the wharf.

Source: Go blank axis version

An air-ship had sailed in through the vomitory into a ruined wharf.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Take a stroll, try some clam chowder and learn about the history of the wharf.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

The Nautilus was stationary. It was floating next to an embankment shaped like a wharf.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

He might have bought some at a wharf down the river.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Several small punts and skiffs were lying about in the water and on the edge of the wharf.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Created from a story by Hans Christian Andersen,  she's just a short stroll away from the wharves.

Source: Travel around the world

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