quay (noun)

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• quay — ► NOUN ▪ a platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships. ORIGIN Old French kay …   English terms dictionary

• quay|age — «KEE ihj», noun. 1. a fee or charge for use of a quay: »docking quayage. 2. quays collectively. 3. space on a quay or occupied by a quay. ╂[< French quayage < Old French cai quay] …   Useful english dictionary

• quay|side — «KEE SYD», noun. the area immediately adjacent to a quay: »The great liner rises high above the quayside (Manchester Guardian) …   Useful english dictionary

• quay — [ ki, keı ] noun count a hard surface next to an ocean or river, where boats can stop …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• quay — noun (C) a place where boats can be tied up or can stop to load and unload: a quay lined with fishing boats …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• quay — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier key, from Middle English, from Middle French dialect (Picard) kay, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Breton kae hedge, enclosure; akin to Old English hecg hedge Date: circa 1635 a structure built parallel to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quay — A landing place or pier, usually of solid construction, where vessels berth to load or unload cargo. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * quay quay [kiː ǁ keɪ] noun [countable] a place where boats can be tied up and can stop to load and unload *… …   Financial and business terms

• quay — 1. noun /kiː,ˈkeɪ, ˈkweɪ/ A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf. 2. verb /kiː,ˈkeɪ, ˈkweɪ/ To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase quay up …   Wiktionary

• quay — UK [kiː] / US [kɪ, keɪ] noun [countable] Word forms quay : singular quay plural quays a hard surface next to a sea or river, where boats can stop …   English dictionary

• quay — /ki:/ noun the place in a port where ships can tie up ♦ price ex quay or price ex dock price of goods after they have been unloaded, not including transport from the harbour …   Marketing dictionary in english

• quay·side — /ˈkiːˌsaıd/ noun, pl sides [count] : the area of land next to a quay a quayside café …   Useful english dictionary