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wharf

(/hw//O/rf )

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
dock, pier, wharfage

source: wordnet30
A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide with a wharf(verb.possession)

Example:
Wharf the mouth of the river.

source: wordnet30
store on a wharf(verb.possession)

Example:
Wharf the merchandise.

source: wordnet30
discharge at a wharf(verb.contact)

Example:
Wharf the passengers.

source: wordnet30
come into or dock at a wharf(verb.contact)

Example:
The big ship wharfed in the evening.

Synonym:
berth, moor

source: wordnet30
moor at a wharf(verb.contact)

Example:
The ship was wharfed.

source: wordnet30
To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.(verb)

source: webster1913

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