wharf
wharf
(wɔːf
) noun plural wharves (wɔːvz) or wharfs
) or wharfs 1 a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships
2 See
the wharves
3 an obsolete word for
shore1
▷ verb (transitive)
4 to moor or dock at a wharf
5 to provide or equip with a wharf or wharves
6 to store or unload on a wharf
[Old English hwearf heap; related to Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb a turn, Old Norse hvarf circle]
