wharf

• Plateforme construite depuis le rivage dans l'eau et soutenue par des pilotis, permettant l'accès aux navires et aux bateaux.

A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles, providing access to ships and boats.

pluriel irrégulier

1. Waterfront platformB1formal

   A structure built along the shore or projecting into the water, used for loading and unloading ships and boats.

   Quai

   • The cargo was unloaded directly onto the wharf.
   • Fishermen tied their boats to the old wooden wharf.
   • The wharf was crowded with workers and sailors.

   Synonymesberthdockjettylandingpierquaywharfage

• Verbe rare ou technique signifiant amarrer un navire à un quai, ou équiper un lieu d'un quai.

An obsolete verb meaning to moor a ship at a wharf or to provide with a wharf.

1. Provide with a wharfC1formal

   To equip or supply a location with a wharf structure for docking ships.

   munir d'un quai

   • The company plans to wharf the new port area.
   • They wharfed the riverbank to accommodate larger vessels.
   • The city wharfed the harbor to boost trade.

   Synonymesdock

2. Store on a wharfC1formal

   To place or keep goods on a wharf, typically for loading or unloading.

   Entreposer sur un quai

   • The cargo was wharfed for inspection.
   • They wharfed the timber before shipping it overseas.
   • Goods are often wharfed temporarily before customs clearance.

3. Discharge at a wharfC1formal

   To unload cargo or passengers from a ship onto a wharf.

   Débarquer à quai

   • The crew wharfed the supplies quickly.
   • They wharfed the containers using cranes.
   • Passengers were wharfed onto the dock.

   Synonymesdischargelandoffloadunload

4. Come into or dock at a wharfC1formal

   For a ship to arrive at and tie up alongside a wharf.

   Accoster à un quai

   • The vessel wharfed at the main terminal.
   • The ferry wharfed precisely at noon.
   • Several boats wharfed along the pier.

   Synonymesberthdockmoortie up

5. Moor at a wharfC1formal

   To secure a ship to a wharf using ropes or cables.

   Amarre à un quai

   • The captain wharfed the ship securely.
   • They wharfed the yacht for the night.
   • The tugboat helped wharf the large tanker.

   Synonymesberthdockmoortie up