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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New piers can be seen extending from wharves in a boost to docking capacity.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The unaffected parts of the wharf were evacuated, Oatey said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when Art Seavey, 67, and his business partners began growing abalone beneath the wharf in Monterey.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The unaffected parts of the wharf were evacuated, Oatey said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when Art Seavey, 67, and his business partners began growing abalone beneath the wharf in Monterey.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for wharf
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wharf. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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