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Examples of wharf
wharf
Then, in 1888, they built a larger wharf for their burgeoning shipping business.
From the ocregister.com
Cornwallis wharf is one of the region's golden opportunities for weekend visits.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Booz said this would be a better location than the present wharf at Louisa Road.
From the smh.com.au
Riding high in an open fire engine offers a different perspective on the wharf.
From the sfgate.com
After efforts to secure her to the wharf failed, the vessel was towed out to sea.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Huge queues pressed to get on the wharf even while other fan zones were barren.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Within 25km, we slice up a pawpaw while watching the action at the Lautoka wharf.
From the nzherald.co.nz
This diminutive and unremarkable street was once the city's most important wharf.
From the sfgate.com
The Pinta, foreground, and the Nina, docked at the Louisville wharf this morning.
From the courier-journal.com
- Provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
- Pier: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- A wharf, or quay (pronounced 'key') is a structure on the shore of a harbour where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring locations), and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.
- The Wharf (newspaper) is a free local newspaper produced at Canary Wharf.
- A man-made landing place jutting out to sea or by a river; mole, pier, or quay
- (Wharves) Structures erected on the margin of NAVIGABLE WATERS where vessels can stop to load and unload cargo.
- The place at which ships tie up to unload and load cargo. The wharf typically has front and rear loading docks (aprons), a transit shed, open (unshedded) storage areas, truck bays, and rail tracks.
- A platform built on pilings, alongside which a vessel can berth.
- [JP 1-02] (DoD) A structure built of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides cargo-handling facilities. A similar facility of solid construction is called a quay. See also pier; quay.
