wharf

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
2. The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.

Verb

1. (transitive) To secure by a wharf.
2. (transitive) To place on a wharf.

Concetti

molo

banchina

pontile

piattaforma

attraccare

scalo

attracco

imbarcatoio

imbarcadero

sinonimi

quay

pier

dock

jetty

platform

landing place

harbour

berth

port

bridge

landing

landing stage

quayside

moor

landing-stage

marina

anchorage

embankment

ferry

⛴️

harbor

haven

levee

moorage

wharfage

staithe

mole

pow

anchor

⚓

dockyard

seafront

sea port

shipyard

shore

station

🚉

table

tie up

track

water terminal

come alongside

breakwater

quay shipside

steep cliff

landingplace

petty

mooring

Traduzioni

Kai

quai

kaai

kade

muelle

cais

aanlegplaats

αποβάθρα

embarcadero

wal

perron

appontement

iskele

jetée

steiger

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/wɔːf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wharf

Ereditato da inglese antico: hwearf

Affine inglese antico: hweorfan

Affine Old Saxon: hwerf

Affine tedesco: Werft

Affine olandese: werf

Affine tedesco antico alto: hwarb

Affine norse antico: hvarf

Affine greco antico: καρπός

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną
Proto-West Germanic *hwerban
Old English hweorfan
Middle English wharf
English wharf
From Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf”); related to Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), Old Saxon hwerf (whence German Werft and Warft), Dutch werf, Old High German hwarb (“a turn”), hwerban (“to turn”), Old Norse hvarf (“circle”), and Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Frasi

Part of this terminal utilises Cairnryan Lighterage Wharf .

Parte di questo terminal utilizza Cairnryan Lighrestage Wharf.