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Meaning of 'wharf' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wharf [ n.]
- A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.
- The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
2 . Wharf [ v. t.]
- To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.
- To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.

Meaning of 'wharf' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wharf [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come into or dock at a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • the big ship wharfed in the evening
Meaning (2):
- moor at a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • The ship was wharfed
Meaning (3):
- store on a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • Wharf the merchandise
Meaning (4):
- provide with a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • Wharf the mouth of the river
Meaning (5):
- discharge at a wharf
Example in sentence:
  • wharf the passengers

Nearby Words:

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