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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.

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

Wharf as a Noun

Definitions of "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.

Synonyms of "Wharf" as a noun (9 Words)

berthA bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers.
The vessel had left its berth.
dockA 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.
jettyA bridge or staircase used by passengers boarding an aircraft.
Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty.
landingThe act of coming to land after a voyage.
The ferry landing.
landing placeStructure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
landing stageStructure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
pierA solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure.
quayWharf usually built parallel to the shoreline.
wharfageAccommodation provided at a wharf for the loading, unloading, or storage of goods.

Wharf as a Verb

Definitions of "Wharf" as a verb

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

  • Store on a wharf.
  • Moor at a wharf.
  • Come into or dock at a wharf.
  • Discharge at a wharf.
  • Provide with a wharf.

Synonyms of "Wharf" as a verb (2 Words)

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

Usage Examples of "Wharf" as a verb

  • The big ship wharfed in the evening.
  • Wharf the passengers.
  • The ship was wharfed.
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