wharf
An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shoreAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
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» The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.
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Examples
5 sentencesThe ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.
Once a month, there was a rave in the wharf's abandoned warehouse.
В покинутому складі на пристані раз на місяць проходили вечірки. — deniko
deEinmal im Monat fand im Werftlagerhaus eine Disko statt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The fishing village cats strolled randomly up and down the wharf.
Meaning
2 sensesAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
Kai, Wharf
при́станьprístanʹ, прича́лpričál, докdok
при́станьprýstanʹ, прича́лpryčál, докdok
(obsolete)Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.
- a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Origin
From Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf”); related toFrom Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf”); related to Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), Old Saxon hwerf (whence German Werft and Warft), Dutch werf, Old High German hwarb (“a turn”), hwerban (“to turn”), Old Norse hvarf (“circle”), and Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).
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Forms
plural: wharves / wharfsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsSee also
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