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wharves

/(h)wɔː(ɹ)vz/

Meanings
noun
A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.

Examples :

"The fishing boats docked at the wharves, unloading their daily catch. "
nautical architecture building place industry geography ocean sailing

Related Words

Illustration boats

boats noun

/bəʊts/ /boʊts/

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

"Many boats sailed across the lake on Saturday. "

Illustration fishing

fishing noun

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

The act of catching fish.

"My grandfather enjoys fishing in the lake every weekend. "

Illustration river

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration landing

landing verb

/ˈlændɪŋ/

To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

"The plane is about to land."

Illustration shore

shore noun

/ʃɔː/ /ʃɔɹ/

Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

"lake shore;  bay shore;  gulf shore;  island shore;  mainland shore;  river shore;  estuary shore;  pond shore;  sandy shore;  rocky shore"

Illustration place

place noun

/pleɪs/

(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

"The park is a good place to relax after school. "

Illustration riverbank

riverbank noun

/ˈrɪvərˌbæŋk/ /ˈrɪvɚˌbæŋk/

A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

"The family spread their picnic blanket on the grassy riverbank. "

Illustration unloading

unloading verb

/ʌnˈloʊdɪŋ/

To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).

"to unload a ship; to unload a camel"

Illustration daily

daily noun

/ˈdeɪli/

Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

"My daily commute to work takes about 30 minutes. "

Illustration ships

ships noun

/ʃɪps/

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

"The cargo ships sailed into the harbor, carrying containers filled with goods. "

Illustration docked

docked verb

/dɑkt/ /dɔkt/

To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

"The farmer docked the lambs' tails to prevent infection. "