Wharf
21wharf — n. at; on a wharf (the ship was tied up at a wharf) * * * [wɔːf] on a wharf (the ship was tied up at a wharf) at …
22wharf — [[t](h)wɔrf, wɔrf[/t]] n. pl. wharves(hwôrvz, wôrvz), wharfs, 1) naut. navig. 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)… …
23wharf — ● n. m. ►X►WIDGET Palette de grosses icônes situées sur le bord de l écran et donnant accès aux principales applications disponibles sur un système. Le Wharf peut aussi contenir une horloge, et des icônes spéciales affichant des informations… …
24wharf — /wɔf / (say wawf) noun (plural wharves or wharfs) 1. a structure built on the shore of, or projecting out into, a harbour, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; a quay; a pier. 2. Obsolete a… …
25wharf — [OE] Wharf has relatives in German werft ‘wharf, shipyard’ and Dutch werf ‘shipyard’. All three appear to go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *(kh)werb , *(kh)warb ‘turn’, which also produced German werfen ‘throw’ and English warp. =>… …
26wharf — UK [wɔː(r)f] / US [wɔrf] / US [hwɔrf] noun [countable] Word forms wharf : singular wharf plural wharves UK [wɔː(r)vz] / US [wɔrvz] / US [hwɔrvz] a structure built for boats to stop at, at the edge of the land or leading from the land out into the …
27wharf — A structure on the margin or shore of navigable waters, alongside of which vessels can be brought for the sake of being conveniently loaded or unloaded, or a space of ground, artificially prepared, for the reception of merchandise from a ship or… …
28wharf — [OE] Wharf has relatives in German werft ‘wharf, shipyard’ and Dutch werf ‘shipyard’. All three appear to go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *(kh)werb , *(kh)warb ‘turn’, which also produced German werfen ‘throw’ and English warp. Cf.⇒… …
29wharf — n. & v. n. (pl. wharves or wharfs) a level quayside area to which a ship may be moved to load and unload. v.tr. 1 moor (a ship) at a wharf. 2 store (goods) on a wharf. Etymology: OE hwearf …
30wharf — noun (plural wharves; also wharfs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to Old English hweorfan to turn, Old High German hwerban, Greek karpos wrist Date: before 12th century 1. a structure built along or at… …
