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wharf
noun
verb
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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wɔɹf
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noun
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
verb
Provide with a wharf
“Wharf the mouth of the river”
verb
Store on a wharf
“Wharf the merchandise”
verb
Discharge at a wharf
“Wharf the passengers”
verb
Come into or dock at a wharf
“The big ship wharfed in the evening”
verb
Moor at a wharf
“The ship was wharfed”
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Wharf the mouth of the river
Wharf the merchandise
Wharf the passengers
The big ship wharfed in the evening
The ship was wharfed
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