Definition for Wharf:

• A bank or other erection formed on the shore of a harbour, river, or canal, for the convenience of lading and unlading ships; a quay.

Synonyms for Wharf:

• n.

  •
  • basin,
  • harbour,
  • dry-dock,
  • anchorage.
  •boat storage (noun)
  • landing stage,
  • levee,
  • slip,
  • breakwater.
  •dock (noun)
  • embarkments,
  • landing piers.
  •harbor (noun)
  • roadstead,
  • firths,
  • roadsteads,
  • firth.
  •pier (noun)
  • Pierage,
  • Moles,
  • pilasters,
  • pilaster,
  • uprights,
  • pilings.
  •port (noun)
  • re treats,
  • re-treat,
  • re-treats,
  • dockages.
  •wharf (noun)
  • wharfage.

• v.

  •contact (verb)
  • wharf.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • edge.

Paraphrases for Wharf:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    docks.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    quai.
  • Adjective
    dockside.
  • Proper noun, singular
    positions, quai.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    harbour, dockside, quai, breakwater.
  • Verb, past tense
    landed.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Piers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    jetty, berth.

Wharf Sentence Examples:

• At the hour appointed for our sailing, a great crowd had assembled on the wharf.

• Something must be the matter - and down the steep hill they all rush as fast as ever their legs can carry them to the landing at Megg's Wharf.

Homophones for Wharf:

• WARF.

Hyponym for Wharf:

• v.

  • contact
    moor, berth, drop off, set down, unload, tie up, discharge, put down, drop.
  • possession
    furnish, render, supply, store, provide.