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wharf
UK /ˈwɔːf/ US /ˈwɔɹf/
noun 2verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
busy
PREP.
down, from, on
ADV.
always, away
Definitions
noun
1
An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
Out upon the wharfs they came, / Knight and burgher, lord and dame, / And round the prow they read her name, / The Lady of Shalott.
2
Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.
the fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf
verb
1
To secure by a wharf.
2
To place on a wharf.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
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Out upon the wharfs they came, / Knight and burgher, lord and dame, / And round the prow they read her name, / The Lady of Shalott.
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the fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf
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The wharf was always busy, even when the ships had yet to arrive.
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Meet me on the wharf.
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The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.
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