Australian English Meaning of wharf

wharf

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Definitions and Meaning of wharf in English

Wordnet

wharf (n)

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

Wordnet

wharf (v)

provide with a wharf

store on a wharf

discharge at a wharf

come into or dock at a wharf

moor at a wharf

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

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wharf

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats, provide with a wharf, store on a wharf, discharge

dock,Pier,wharf,float,Jetty,landing,Levee,Berth,Dockyard,jetty

No antonyms found.

whapping => whopping, whapper => whopper, whapped => whacked, whap => whap, whanghee => whanghee,