quai
noun
ˈkā 
: quay
Synonyms
- dock
- float
- jetty
- landing
- levee
- pier
- quay
- wharf
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Example Sentences
the tour boat pulled up to the quai on the left bank of the Seine
Recent Examples on the Web The quai there was badly lit, the curb stacked with boards left over from a construction project. 
Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Farther up the quai was a former monastery courtyard, overgrown but graceful. Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Despite her resolve to give up, however, a blue-eyed, homeless Frenchman rescues her onto the quai and initiates her inward awakening. Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017
Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Farther up the quai was a former monastery courtyard, overgrown but graceful. Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 Despite her resolve to give up, however, a blue-eyed, homeless Frenchman rescues her onto the quai and initiates her inward awakening. Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Middle French kay — more at quay
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
quais
noun
as in docks
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers the tour boat pulled up to the quai on the left bank of the Seine Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- docks
- wharves
- quays
- piers
- wharfs
- jetties
- floats
- landings
- levees
- marinas
- berths
- dockyards
- moorings
- shipyards
- slips
- embarcaderos
- quayages
- wharfages
