WHARF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WHARF?

Need another word that means the same as “wharf”? Find 11 synonyms for “wharf” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Wharf” are: dock, pier, wharfage, quay, berth, landing stage, landing place, landing, jetty, moor

Wharf as a Noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wharf” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.

berth	A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers. The vessel had left its berth.
dock	A device in which a laptop smartphone or other mobile device may be placed for charging providing access to a power supply and to peripheral devices or auxiliary features a docking station. The boat nosed up to a dock.
jetty	A bridge or staircase used by passengers boarding an aircraft. Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty.
landing	The act of coming to land after a voyage. The ferry landing.
landing place	Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
landing stage	Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
pier	A solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure.
quay	Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline.
wharfage	Accommodation provided at a wharf for the loading, unloading, or storage of goods.

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wharf” as a verb can have the following definitions:

berth	Secure in or as if in a berth or dock. The ship berthed at Plymouth.
moor	Secure in or as if in a berth or dock. Moor the boat.