wharf
IPA: wˈɔrf
noun
- A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
- The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
verb
- (transitive) To secure by a wharf.
- (transitive) To place on a wharf.
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Examples of "wharf" in Sentences
- If you make to san fran (hwy 101); fisherman's wharf is a must stop for good eats.
- I don't remember seeing del's recommendation of Alioto's but the wharf is big and we mostly stuck to pier 39.
- The wharf was a few blocks down on their right; Dannors flat was to the left, past the tavern and over the footbridge.
- Then he opens a little shop on his own on Griffin's wharf or near Griffin's wharf, which is the place where the Tea Party took place.
- There is no quay, the canoe must act gondola; the wharf is a mere platform with steps, and in places the filthy drains are not dry even at this season.
- Granted, gentrification has improved much of the burg, but be that as it may, whether the locals like it or not, Fisherman's wharf is an essential tourist trap.
- Once the timberyard and the adjacent garden centre closed the only activity on the wharf was the boat dwellers coming home, and they knew better than to poke around in the alleys.
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