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Meaning of Wharf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɔːf

Definitions

  1. An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
  2. Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.

Equivalents

Български кей
Bosanski će dok kaj док
Català embarcador moll
Čeština molo přístaviště
Cymraeg glanfa
Dansk brygge kaj
Deutsch Kai Wharf
Esperanto varfo
Español embarcadero muelle
Eesti kai
Français appontement quai wharf
Gaeilge
Gàidhlig laimrig
Galego caes cai peirao peirau
हिन्दी घाट
Hrvatski će dok kaj док
Magyar rakpart
Bahasa Indonesia bagan dermaga
Italiano attracco
日本語 埠頭 岸壁 桟橋 波止場
Қазақша айлақ кемежай
ខ្មែរ តីរវិថី ផែ
한국어 부두 선착장 선창
Kurdî ce ce çê doç kade kaj
Latina navalia
Македонски пристан пристаниште
Bahasa Melayu dermaga
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆိပ် ဆိပ်ကမ်း
Nederlands aanlegsteiger kaai kade
Română chei doc
Shqip skelë
Српски će dok kaj док
Svenska hamnkaj kaj lastkaj varv
Türkçe iskele rıhtım
Українська пристань
Tiếng Việt bên Tàu

Examples

“Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.”
“Out upon the wharfs they came, / Knight and burgher, lord and dame, / And round the prow they read her name, / The Lady of Shalott.”
“the fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf”

CEFR level

C2
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