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• wharf — wharf, dock, pier, quay, slip, berth, jetty, levee signify a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo or passengers. Wharf applies to a structure projecting from the shore that permits boats or ships to lie alongside for… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• wharf — [hwôrf, wôrf] n. pl. wharves or wharfs [ME < OE hwerf, a dam or bank to keep out water, lit., a turning < base of hweorfan, to turn < IE base * kwerp , to turn > Gr karpos, wrist] 1. a structure of wood or stone, sometimes roofed over …   English World dictionary

• wharf — A structure in aid of navigation, constituting access for a vessel in loading or unloading. Prior v Swartz, 62 Conn 132, 25 A 398. A bank or structure erected on the shore of a harbor, river, or canal for convenience in loading and unloading… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• wharf — The quay at which ships dock in a port, together with the adjacent warehouses in which goods are stored before loading or after unloading. The wharfinger is the firm or individual responsible for running the wharf …   Big dictionary of business and management

• loading and unloading — The transfer of cargo from wharf or landing to ship and from ship to wharf or landing. 48 Am J1st Ship § 381. A comparable operation in the transportation of goods, merchandise, or other articles by land carrier. 13 Am J2d Car § 319. The business …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• public wharf — A wharf open to public use in the docking of vessels and the loading and unloading of cargo. Whether a wharf or landing is public or private depends on the ownership of the soil, the purposes for which it was built, the authority by which it was… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• container wharf — /kənˈteɪnə wɔf/ (say kuhn taynuh wawf) noun a wharf specially designed to facilitate the loading and unloading of containers from ships …  

• at wharf — Delivery by the seller to the buyer on the wharf, free from charges to the buyer for unloading, etc. 46 Am J1st Sales § 189 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Karachi Fish Harbour — is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is in West Karachi near the main port. It is relatively well supplied with facilities, with two large auction halls which whilst not ideal could be made presentable at little cost, a smaller improved… …   Wikipedia

• Dock (maritime) — For other uses, see Dock. Docks in St. Petersburg, Russia. A dock (from Dutch dok) is a human made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore. However, the exact meaning varies… …   Wikipedia

• Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal — The steam crane at Mount Sion, on the Bury arm Original owner Manchester Bolton Bury Canal Company Principal engineer …   Wikipedia