American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wharfs
IPA transcription: ['wɔɹfs]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɔɹfs][h'wɔɹfs]['wɚfs][h'wɚfs]
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Noun
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a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Verb
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provide with a wharf
“Wharf the mouth of the river”
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store on a wharf
“Wharf the merchandise”
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discharge at a wharf
“wharf the passengers”
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come into or dock at a wharf
“the big ship wharfed in the evening”
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moor at a wharf
“The ship was wharfed”
Usage examples
- More and more riverside wharfs were built.
- Its design allowed river traffic to use the wharfs at Saltney.