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Wharf

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.

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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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