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Quay

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

kiː

Definitions

A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
A surname.

Equivalents

Españolembarcadero muelle

Françaisquai

DeutschAnlegestelle Kai Pier

36 more languages

العربيةرصيف رصيف الميناء

Българскикей пристанище

Bosanskiće če kajмол

Catalàembarcador moll

Češtinanábřeží přístaviště

Cymraegcei

Danskkaj

Ελληνικάλιμάνι προκυμαία

Esperantokajo

Eestikai

Suomikaija laituri laivalaituri

Gaeilgecé

Gàidhligcidhe laimrig

Galegocaes cai peiraopeirau

עבריתמזח רציף

Hrvatskiće če kajмол

Magyarrakodópart rakpart

Bahasa Indonesiabagan dermaga

Italianobanchina

日本語埠頭波止場

ქართულინავმისადგომი ნავსაბმელი

한국어부두

Kurdîçê ce kadekaj kê

Latinacaium

Македонскикеј пристаниште

Bahasa Melayudermaga jeti

Nederlandskaai kade

Polskikeja molo nabrzeże

Portuguêsancoradouro cais embarcadouro

Românăchei

Русскиймол набережная пристаньприча́л

Српскиče će kajмол

Svenskahamnkaj kaj

Tagalogpantalan

Türkçeiskele rıhtım

Tiếng Việtke

Examples

“moor up in the quay”

“[…] its harbour was filled with stately ships; and its quays, swarming with foreign traders and loaded with bales of costly merchandise[…]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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