Word Meaning

wharf definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
v. t. To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.
v. t. To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.

Crossword clues for wharf

- Dockside
- Jetty
- Pier
- Pier, quay
- Quay
- Ship’s unloading site
- Where hulls are repaired first