wharf
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
- The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
Concepten
Synoniemen
landing place
landing-stage
staithe
sea port
water terminal
come alongside
quay shipside
steep cliff
landingplace
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/wɔːf/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf”); related to Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), Old Saxon hwerf (whence German Werft), Dutch werf, Old High German hwarb (“a turn”), hwerban (“to turn”), Old Norse hvarf (“circle”), and Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).
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