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wharf

/wɔːf/

/wɔrf/

Translations

wharfnoun

wharves

/wɔːf/

/wɔrf/

quai

The cargo ship was docked at the wharf for unloading.

Le cargo était amarré au quai pour être déchargé.

Additional translations

appontementTerme maritime, plus technique.

Synonyms

wharfverb

wharfed

Past Simple

wharfed

Past Participle

wharfing

Gerund

/wɔːf/

/wɔrf/

amarrerDans le domaine maritime, au sens d'accoster ou de mettre à quai.

The crew worked diligently to wharf the ship before the storm hit.

L'équipage a travaillé avec diligence pour amarrer le navire avant l'arrivée de la tempête.

wharfadjective

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., "wharf facilities").

portuaireAu sens de « relatif au quai » ou « situé près d'un quai ».

The wharf warehouses have been converted into loft apartments.

Les entrepôts portuaires ont été transformés en lofts.

Definitions

wharfnoun

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.

The cargo ship was docked at the wharf for unloading.

A place where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

The fishermen gathered at the wharf early in the morning to prepare their boats for the day's catch.

wharfverb

To provide with a wharf or to dock at a wharf.

The crew worked diligently to wharf the ship before the storm hit.

wharfadjective

Situated at, on, or relating to a wharf.

The wharf warehouses have been converted into loft apartments.