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wharf
wharf.
1. A projection built of wood or stone constructed along the banks of an anchorage or in a harbour to provide accommodation for ships to lie alongside for the loading or unloading of cargo, embarkation, and disembarkation of passengers, etc. The word is virtually synonymous with quay, though in general the latter is thought of as being built only in stone. 2. A term used in hydrography to describe an underwater scar or rocky accretion, or even a sandbank, where the tides will throw up an overfall or race. |
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"wharf." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "wharf." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-wharf.html "wharf." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-wharf.html |
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wharf structure built along the water's edge. Late OE. hwearf, w(e)arf (earlier in poet. comp. merehwearf seashore), corr. to MLG. warf, werf mole, dam, wharf; f. Gmc. *χwerb-, *χwarb- repr. also by a series of vbs. having the meanings turn, change, wander, go.
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T. F. HOAD. "wharf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "wharf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wharf.html T. F. HOAD. "wharf." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wharf.html |
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wharf
wharf / (h)wôrf/ • n. (pl. wharves / (h)wôrvz/ or wharfs) a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. |
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"wharf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "wharf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-wharf.html "wharf." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-wharf.html |
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wharf
wharf n. pl. wharves or wharfs a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
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"wharf." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "wharf." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-wharf.html "wharf." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-wharf.html |
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wharf
wharf
•corf, dwarf, morph, orfe, Orff, swarf, wharf, Whorf
•Ludendorff • Düsseldorf • biomorph
•pseudomorph
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"wharf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "wharf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-wharf.html "wharf." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-wharf.html |
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