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Quay

/keɪ/

A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

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📖 Definitions of "Quay"

noun

1
A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

verb

1
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Quay"

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Word	Definition
docksidenoun	The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.
wharfnoun	(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
harbournoun	(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.
portnoun	A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
piernoun	A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
jettynoun	(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
berthnoun	(by extension) A place on a vessel to sleep, especially a bed on the side of a cabin.
terminalnoun	A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
sidewalknoun	(US, Canada, Philippines) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
leveenoun	An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
pavementnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
springnoun	(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
platformnoun	A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
fingernoun	(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
caisnoun	Initialism of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. [A medical condition where the cells of an XY-chromosomal human do not react to androgens at all, leading to female development rather than male.]
docknoun	Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
piersnoun	A male given name from Ancient Greek.
warfnoun	A surname.
petersonnoun	A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
quainoun	quay