wharf

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Kai

quai

kaai

kade

molo

muelle

cais

aanlegplaats

embarcadero

αποβάθρα

perron

wal

appontement

banchina

pontile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɔːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wharf

Inherited from Old English: hwearf

Cognate with Old English: hweorfan

Cognate with Old Saxon: hwerf

Cognate with German: Werft

Cognate with Dutch: werf

Cognate with Old High German: hwarb

Cognate with Old Norse: hvarf

Cognate with Ancient Greek: 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”).

Sentences

Part of this terminal utilises Cairnryan Lighterage Wharf .