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wharf (noun)

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  • wharf — ► NOUN (pl. wharves or wharfs) ▪ a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • wharf rat — noun 1. someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses • Hypernyms: ↑sneak thief, ↑pilferer, ↑snitcher 2. brown rat that infests wharves • Hypernyms: ↑brown rat, ↑Norway rat, ↑Rattus …   Useful english dictionary

  • wharf — [wɔːf ǁ wɔːrf] noun wharves PLURALFORM [wɔːvz ǁ wɔːrvz] [countable] TRANSPORT the place where a ship can stop and unload goods; = DOCK: • The whole wharf area has been extensively renovated. * * * UK US …   Financial and business terms

  • wharf|side — «HWRF SYD», noun, adjective. –n. the area on or at the side of a wharf. –adj. on or at the side of a wharf: »a wharfside cafe …   Useful english dictionary

  • wharf boat — noun : a boat moored and used for a wharf at a bank of a river or in a like situation where the height of the water is so variable that a fixed wharf is impracticable …   Useful english dictionary

  • wharf|age — «HWR fihj», noun. 1. the use of a wharf for mooring a ship or storing and handling goods. 2. the fee or charge made for this. 3. wharves: »There are miles of wharfage in New York City …   Useful english dictionary

  • wharf|in|ger — «HWR fihn juhr», noun. a person who owns or has charge of a wharf. ╂[alteration of earlier wharfager < wharfage. Compare etym. under passenger. (Cf. ↑passenger)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • wharf — noun (plural wharves; also wharfs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to Old English hweorfan to turn, Old High German hwerban, Greek karpos wrist Date: before 12th century 1. a structure built along or at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wharf — [ wɔrf, hwɔrf ] (plural wharves [ wɔrvz, hwɔrvz ] ) noun count a structure built for boats to stop at, at the edge of the land or leading from the land out into the water: DOCK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wharf — noun there are no available boat slips at this wharf Syn: quay, pier, dock, berth, landing, jetty; harbor, dockyard, marina …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • wharf|ie — «HWR fee», noun. Australian. a dockworker …   Useful english dictionary

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