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Meanings of wharf in English

Russian
пирс
Portuguese
cais
Catalan
moll
Spanish
embarcadero
Wikidata

Structure built on piles along the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships dock.

        пирс
        Portuguese
        molhe
        Catalan
        moll
        Spanish
        muelle

        A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

              molhe
              Spanish
              atracar

              Come into or dock at a wharf.

                    atracar
                    Usage of wharf in English
                    1
                    He looked Mayo over in calculating fashion; he stared up the wharf.
                    Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
                    2
                    The government gave twenty million dollars towards the purchase of the wharf.
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    But many residents say growth is the last thing the wharf needs.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    The Antelope had left the wharf at about seven in the morning.
                    Lost in the Fog
                    5
                    She goes out to the left, in the direction of the wharf.
                    The Sea-Gull
                    6
                    The wharf had been built on the east side of the point.
                    New york: the novel
                    7
                    The new section of the wharf would be operational by late 2020.
                    Radio NZ
                    8
                    I've been going down the wharf asking people if they'd seen you.
                    Nova
                    9
                    Moored to the shore, lay the wharf-boat in weathered greens and yellows.
                    Birthright: A Novel
                    10
                    The crowd on the wharf and the coal-dust were thicker than ever.
                    The Cruise of the Snark
                    11
                    There were no boats at the wharf, no horses in the stables.
                    Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
                    12
                    She saw a simple wooden wharf with several huge posts, nothing more.
                    Midnight at the well of souls
                    13
                    The lighthouse is due to be installed on the wharf mid-next year.
                    Radio NZ
                    14
                    And it was a great leave-taking when the party reached the wharf.
                    Kennedy Square
                    15
                    Government agencies have debated the vulnerability of the wharf as a whole.
                    Radio NZ
                    16
                    Then she noticed a tall figure in uniform coming up the wharf.
                    A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter
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