noun · Places & Buildings

wharf

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The meaning (definition) of the word wharf

a flat platform by the water where ships are loaded.

The word wharf used in a sentence

Boats load boxes of fish at the wharf by the sea.

Words that mean the same as wharf (synonyms)

dockpier

The plural of the word wharf

wharves

How the word wharf is said around the world

Frenchquai (kay)
Spanishmuelle (mwaylyay)
Mandarin码头 (mǎ tóu)
Hindiघाट (gaht)
Arabicرصيف الميناء (rahseef ahlmeenah)
Russianпричал (prichal)
Portuguese (EU)cais (kysh)
Portuguese (BR)cais (kys)
Japanese埠頭 (futou)
GermanKai (ky)
Urduگھاٹ (gaht)
Punjabiਘਾਟ (kaht)
Korean부두 (budu)
Hebrewרָצִיף (rahtseeyf)
Greekαποβάθρα (apobathra)
Dutchwerf (verf)
Tagalogpantalan (pahntahlahn)
Vietnamesebến tàu (bayurn tow)
Turkishrıhtım (ruhtum)
Persianاسکله (ayskaylay)
Polishestakada (estahkahdah)
Ukrainianпричал (prychal)
Bengaliঘাট (gaht)
Swedishkaj (kahy)
Italianmolo (mawloh)

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