Wharf

:For the company Wharf in Hong Kong. See The Wharf (Holdings) Limited.

Related Topics:
Hong Kong - The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

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A wharf (plural wharfs, or (especially in American English) wharves, collectively wharfing or wharfage) is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. The word wharf comes from the Old English hwearf, meaning heap.

Related Topics:
American English - Pilings - Ships

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In the northeast of England the term staithe (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. A pier extends perpendicularly to the shore.

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