plural wharves
ˈ(h)wȯrvz 
also wharfs
also wharfs
1
: a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
2
obsolete
: the bank of a river or the shore of the sea
Examples of wharf in a Sentence
tied the rowboat up at the wharf
Recent Examples on the Web
Throughout history, shipworms — stringy mollusks that bore into wood — have wreaked havoc on the world’s navies, causing once-seaworthy ships to capsize and even destroying San Francisco’s wharves a century ago.
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Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Plans call for building a 3,000-foot wharf along the length of the shore with eight ship-to-shore cranes that could berth two ultra-large container vessels, said Tom Caso, Tradepoint’s vice president of development, in a presentation to Permitting Council representatives.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
As work progressed down the wharf, only two berths were available, causing longer wait times for vessels.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2024
A couple of grand 18th-century homes overlook the wharves, and one very old brick building, the Mitchell-Anderson House at Orange and Front Streets, supposedly dates back to the 1730s, right around the time Wilmington came into existence.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
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Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Plans call for building a 3,000-foot wharf along the length of the shore with eight ship-to-shore cranes that could berth two ultra-large container vessels, said Tom Caso, Tradepoint’s vice president of development, in a presentation to Permitting Council representatives.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
As work progressed down the wharf, only two berths were available, causing longer wait times for vessels.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2024
A couple of grand 18th-century homes overlook the wharves, and one very old brick building, the Mitchell-Anderson House at Orange and Front Streets, supposedly dates back to the 1730s, right around the time Wilmington came into existence.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wharf. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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