Structure built on piles along the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships dock.
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Examples for "wharf "
Examples for "wharf "
1 He looked Mayo over in calculating fashion; he stared up the wharf .
2 The government gave twenty million dollars towards the purchase of the wharf .
3 But many residents say growth is the last thing the wharf needs.
4 The Antelope had left the wharf at about seven in the morning.
5 She goes out to the left, in the direction of the wharf .
1 Djedefhor usually patrolled the quay , but today the soldiers were all strangers.
2 He recognized her even in the dull light of the quay lamps.
3 On the quay are the landing-stages, the custom-house and the railway station.
4 They had all gone off to the quay early in the morning.
5 He found himself on the quay : he was alone; he was free.
1 Right now the village's wharves would be well above the water line.
2 Parts are stamped out in the factories and assembled at the wharves .
3 There will be dancing in the wharves every night of the week.
4 The sight of the wharves and the ships seemed to stun her.
5 The wharves along the river side became the scene of immense activity.
1 As we turned away from the staithe , Lodbrok took my arm, asking me where he might find shelter.
2 Then was a wondrous welcome for us on our little staithe , and all the village crowded down to greet us.
3 The moon had risen by the time we came there, and I could see a large fishing boat at the staithe , and, alas!
4 Staithes - grinning ,itwas true, in apparent friendliness; but still... Anthony was disturbed.
5 I sailed out this evening, hired a boat at Brancaster Staithe .
1 A tackle hooked to one of the baulks of timber forming the staith was being hauled at by five women and two men!
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