wharf.

A structure beside water where vessels berth and cargo or passengers transfer.

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Words that belong together

• wooden wharf
• loading wharf

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Footsteps echoed along the deserted wharf.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular wharf; plural wharves or wharfs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.