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Definition of wharf in English: wharfnounPlural wharfs, Plural wharves wɔːf(h)wɔrf A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. Example sentencesExamples - Divers from Britain, Australia and the United States are continuing to check the wharves and jetties of Umm Qasr port.
- Gold was vital to a city like New York, where stevedores daily handled huge amounts of cargo at its many docks, wharves and piers.
- In an interview, Clifford Palacio said that employment included work in the fields and also on wharves loading ships.
- Its wharves and shipyards were busy throughout most of the Revolution, but were particularly active in the decades following the end of the war.
- The church of St Clement Danes also lays claim to being the inspiration for the lyrics, also by dint of citrus fruits being unloaded at the nearby wharves.
- Sydney's several wharves and quays, given such vibrant new life, draw huge crowds.
- It now services ships and submarines alongside the wharves to ensure personnel are dentally deployable under the conditions of individual readiness.
- The docks stretched the width of the town, from wall to wall, a cobbled waterfront avenue with two wharves jutting out into the bay, embraced by the arms of the breakwater.
- In addition there are historic artifacts, submerged wharves and docks, and natural features like caves and reefs to explore.
- It was shipped from the wharves on the property of the planters, since roads were primarily muddy paths and nearly all plantations were near the water.
- Meanwhile, helicopters buzz overhead providing air cover, and teams of divers are also checking wharves and jetties at the port of Umm Qasr itself.
- For thirty years Australian meatworkers have been picketing ships and wharves in an effort to protect their livelihoods from the live sheep export trade.
- In order to catch a better glimpse of the radiant whaling boat, Kirstle and Tashi both ran down the wharves to the dock where she was to land.
- Complaints were made by the operators of wharves, by yacht clubs whose moorings were affected and by others to whom I shall refer in more detail at a later stage.
- Under the plan, the district of old warehouses, wharves and homes will be transformed into a modern business area, a shipping centre and a historic tourist spot.
- Government has recently asked communities throughout Atlantic Canada to take over responsibility for ports and wharves.
- Various other communities want better docks, wharves, breakwaters, and repairs or replacements for airport runways and buildings.
- Scallop prices to fishermen are dropping, and there is still a major concern about wharves in our area.
- They may have owned and operated lighters to transport goods from their private wharves to ships anchored in the bay of Smyrna and vice versa.
- For generations, fishermen have been leaving Nova Scotian harbours from the same wharves.
Synonyms quay, pier, dock, berth, landing stage, landing place, landing, jetty harbour, dockyard, yard, marina waterfront
Origin Late Old English hwearf, of Germanic origin. Rhymes corf, morph, orfe, Orff, swarf, Whorf Definition of wharf in US English: wharfnoun(h)wôrf(h)wɔrf A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. Example sentencesExamples - They may have owned and operated lighters to transport goods from their private wharves to ships anchored in the bay of Smyrna and vice versa.
- Its wharves and shipyards were busy throughout most of the Revolution, but were particularly active in the decades following the end of the war.
- For thirty years Australian meatworkers have been picketing ships and wharves in an effort to protect their livelihoods from the live sheep export trade.
- In order to catch a better glimpse of the radiant whaling boat, Kirstle and Tashi both ran down the wharves to the dock where she was to land.
- Complaints were made by the operators of wharves, by yacht clubs whose moorings were affected and by others to whom I shall refer in more detail at a later stage.
- Various other communities want better docks, wharves, breakwaters, and repairs or replacements for airport runways and buildings.
- The church of St Clement Danes also lays claim to being the inspiration for the lyrics, also by dint of citrus fruits being unloaded at the nearby wharves.
- Under the plan, the district of old warehouses, wharves and homes will be transformed into a modern business area, a shipping centre and a historic tourist spot.
- Meanwhile, helicopters buzz overhead providing air cover, and teams of divers are also checking wharves and jetties at the port of Umm Qasr itself.
- Government has recently asked communities throughout Atlantic Canada to take over responsibility for ports and wharves.
- Gold was vital to a city like New York, where stevedores daily handled huge amounts of cargo at its many docks, wharves and piers.
- In addition there are historic artifacts, submerged wharves and docks, and natural features like caves and reefs to explore.
- Sydney's several wharves and quays, given such vibrant new life, draw huge crowds.
- The docks stretched the width of the town, from wall to wall, a cobbled waterfront avenue with two wharves jutting out into the bay, embraced by the arms of the breakwater.
- Scallop prices to fishermen are dropping, and there is still a major concern about wharves in our area.
- Divers from Britain, Australia and the United States are continuing to check the wharves and jetties of Umm Qasr port.
- It was shipped from the wharves on the property of the planters, since roads were primarily muddy paths and nearly all plantations were near the water.
- It now services ships and submarines alongside the wharves to ensure personnel are dentally deployable under the conditions of individual readiness.
- For generations, fishermen have been leaving Nova Scotian harbours from the same wharves.
- In an interview, Clifford Palacio said that employment included work in the fields and also on wharves loading ships.
Synonyms quay, pier, dock, berth, landing stage, landing place, landing, jetty
Origin Late Old English hwearf, of Germanic origin. |