plural wharves
ˈ(h)wȯrvz 
also wharfs
also wharfs
1
: a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
2
obsolete
: the bank of a river or the shore of the sea
Examples of wharf in a Sentence
tied the rowboat up at the wharf
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Sheer curtains cover the windows, which look out on the building next door rather than the wharf itself, and the theme is much more timeless elegance than nautical transportation.
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Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
At the top of Bannister's wharf, Sheldon's Fine Art Gallery always catches the eye with gorgeous oil pieces, and the nautical photographs at the award-winning Onne Valderwal Gallery feel very Newport.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Newport is unique for its blend of Gilded Age architecture and low-frills lobster shacks on the wharf.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
At the top of Bannister's wharf, Sheldon's Fine Art Gallery always catches the eye with gorgeous oil pieces, and the nautical photographs at the award-winning Onne Valderwal Gallery feel very Newport.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Newport is unique for its blend of Gilded Age architecture and low-frills lobster shacks on the wharf.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wharf. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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