Wharf

  • 11Wharf — (spr. Uars), Nebenfluß der Onse in der englischen Grafschaft York …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12wharf — [wo:f US wo:rf] n plural wharves [wo:vz US wo:rvz] [: Old English; Origin: hwearf] a structure that is built out into the water so that boats can stop next to it …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13wharf — [ wɔrf, hwɔrf ] (plural wharves [ wɔrvz, hwɔrvz ] ) noun count a structure built for boats to stop at, at the edge of the land or leading from the land out into the water: DOCK …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14wharf — has the plural form wharves (preferred) or wharfs …

    Modern English usage

  • 15wharf — [n] boat storage berth, breakwater, dock, jetty, landing, landing stage, levee, pier, quay, slip; concept 439 …

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  • 16wharf — ► NOUN (pl. wharves or wharfs) ▪ a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 17wharf|ie — «HWR fee», noun. Australian. a dockworker …

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  • 18Wharf — A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings. They often serve as interim storage areas with warehouses, since the typical objective is to unload and… …

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  • 19wharf — /hwawrf, wawrf/, n., pl. wharves /hwawrvz, wawrvz/, wharfs, v. n. 1. a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier. 2. Obs. a.… …

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  • 20Wharf — Recorded in several spellings including Warf, Wharf, Wharfe, and Whorf, this is an English surname. It is sometimes residential, describing a person who was associated with the River Wharf in Yorkshire, or it was occupational, originally… …

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