Meaning of wharfwards | Babel Free

Definitions

Towards a wharf; in the direction of a wharf; wharfward.

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“Wharfwards in a cab I hurry⟳, and the driver puts me down, […]”

“Innumerable lights studded the view⟳, some occupying effective heights, and the brilliantly lit large ferryboats careered in their transit from point⟳ to point⟳ with great liveliness and precision, and gave kaleidoscopic variableness of form⟳ and colour, to which the Campania herself contributed in her stately search⟳ wharfwards for her berth.”

“Yank. . . . The clutch goes into reverse. The water astern churns yellow. Pini flings the bow-line wharfwards — anywhere. It lands among the crowd on the wharf.”

“But pockets of the past remain⟳ — try⟳ Foxtrot Oscar (very British old-school wine bar). Finally, wharfwards, you'll find⟳ Chinese outpost Yi-Ban.”

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